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Death

“In a day or two I’ll be dead.”28  Death is an inescapable part of all our lives. Death comes in varying degrees: the departure of

Enemy Territory 

“He’ll take a knife to you, my boy.”1  Wilbur dwells in enemy territory as do we. The farmers seemed so kind in feeding Wilbur, but

Suffering: God Gives Grace

“I don’t want to die!”5  In his short life, Wilbur experiences great sorrow, uncertainty, and anxiety. In his intense fearfulness at his bad news (his

God Gives Guidance for Timing

“There is no time to be lost.”1  Charlotte’s vision for saving her friend has a time limit. The fair comes in September. She has six

Finding the Good in the Bad

He was sad because his new friend was so bloodthirsty.32  Charlotte’s ways, at first untenable to Wilbur, became the means of his escape from doom. The

Waiting for the Dawn

“Through a small window, a faint gleam appeared.One by one the stars went out . . . ‘Oh beautiful day, it is here at last’”

Alabaster’s Ink Well: Three Streams

Alabaster’s Ink Well began with the hope of helping friends find a way to share their creative verbal, visual, and other works of the hands

The Preciousness of Truth

Alabaster’s Ink Well dwells in the lift of Beauty, Imagination, and Truth.  Today’s guest writer gives us a fresh perspective on Truth and the preciousness