Jesus Loves You. Now Get to Work.: Short Story Collection for Adults

Fifteen ancient parables. Fifteen modern crises. One question that shatters everything: What if grace doesn't care about fairness? A dutiful son watches his father celebrate the brother who abandoned them, and rage replaces the hunger in his belly. A grieving widower opens his mailbox expecting foreclosure and finds salvation instead. A panicked father searches alleys calling his son's name, following faint cries to a dumpster where his treasure waits. A self-righteous man prays prominently while genuine repentance happens silently in the back pew. A beggar dies slowly outside a mansion whose owner built fences to avoid seeing suffering. These contemporary retellings transplant biblical wisdom into warehouses and vineyards, corporate offices and suburban parks, where ordinary people face impossible choices about forgiveness, stewardship, loyalty, and faith. Each parable asks: If ancient teachings still speak truth, will we recognize grace when it arrives wearing unexpected faces? This moralistic and reflective Religious Fiction collection presents contemporary parable retellings where spiritual teachings collide with modern ethical dilemmas.