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Fingerprints of God in the Margins

Fingerprints of God in the Margins

Stories That Invite You to Look Again

Welcome to the growing collection of Fingerprints of God in the Margins.

Each story changes the camera angle while remaining faithful to Scripture, inviting readers to notice the quiet people, overlooked moments, and small acts of faithfulness that helped shape the stories we thought we already knew.

The stories are gathered into collections of twenty. Read through one at your own pace, during your own personal devotional time, or while reading and discussing the stories with others.

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Collection One — Stories 1–20

  • Story 1The Voice No One RememberedScripture: 2 Kings 5
  • Story 2The Donkey Who Saw What the Prophet Couldn'tScripture: Numbers 22:21-35
  • Story 3The Widow Who Borrowed Empty JarsScripture: 2 Kings 4:1-7
  • Story 4The One I Almost Didn't SeeScripture: John 6:1-14
  • Story 5The Man Who Waited Thirty-Eight YearsScripture: John 5:1-15
  • Story 6The Woman Who Built a RoomScripture: 2 Kings 4:8-37
  • Story 7The Thing I Couldn't ReplaceScripture: 2 Kings 6:1-7
  • Story 8The Journey That Changed EverythingScripture: Acts 8:26-40
  • Story 9The Last Thing I Expected to GiveScripture: 1 Kings 17:8-16
  • Story 10The Night Before the AnswerScripture: Daniel 2:14-23
  • Story 11The Man Who Borrowed a TombScripture: Matthew 27:57-61
  • Story 12The Woman Who Hid the SpiesScripture: Joshua 2:1-24
  • Story 13The Man Who Pulled Jeremiah from the PitScripture: Jeremiah 38:7-13
  • Story 14The Man Who Came At NightScripture: John 3:1-21
  • Story 15The Woman Who Never Left the TempleScripture: Luke 2:36-38
  • Story 16The Soldier Who Looked UpScripture: Matthew 27:54
  • Story 17The Servant Who Prayed Before He SpokeScripture: Genesis 24:1-67
  • Story 18The Man Too Small to SeeScripture: Luke 19:1-10
  • Story 19She Came for WaterScripture: John 4:1-42
  • Story 20He Left His Nets BehindScripture: John 21:1-19

Collection Two — Stories 21–40

  • Story 21The Jailer Who Wasn't FreeScripture: Acts 16:25-40
  • Story 22The Daughters Who Asked for an InheritanceScripture: Numbers 27:1-11
  • Story 23The Man Who Sat at the King's TableScripture: 2 Samuel 9:1-13
  • Story 24The Friend Who Stayed BehindScripture: 2 Samuel 19:31-39
  • Story 25The Wise Woman Nobody RemembersScripture: 2 Samuel 20:14-22
  • Story 26The Woman Who Refused to LeaveScripture: 2 Samuel 21:1-14
  • Story 27The Man Who Hid One Hundred ProphetsScripture: 1 Kings 16:29-33; 18:1-16
  • Story 28The Family Who Wouldn't CompromiseScripture: Jeremiah 35:1-19
  • Story 29The Woman Who Spoke Wisdom to a KingScripture: 2 Samuel 14:1-24
  • Story 30The Woman Everyone Wanted to ForgetScripture: Joshua 2:1-24; Joshua 6:22-25; Matthew 1:5; Hebrews 11:31; James 2:25
  • Story 31The Woman Who Sewed for WidowsScripture: Acts 9:36-43
  • Story 32The Woman Who Opened Her HomeScripture: Acts 16:11-15, 40
  • Story 33The Runaway Who Came Home DifferentScripture: Philemon 1-25
  • Story 34The Messenger Who Almost DiedScripture: Philippians 2:25-30
  • Story 35The Priest Who Found the BookScripture: 2 Kings 22:8-20
  • Story 36The Scribe Who Read AloudScripture: Nehemiah 8:1-12
  • Story 37The Keeper of the King's CupScripture: Nehemiah 1:1-11; 2:1-8
  • Story 38The Man Who Wasn't BurnedScripture: Daniel 3:8-30
  • Story 39The Man Who Opened His WindowScripture: Daniel 6:1-28
  • Story 40The Woman Who Couldn't Stay SilentScripture: Esther 4:1-17; 5:1-8; 7:1-10

Collection Three — Stories 41–60

Coming Soon

Who Are These Stories For?

These stories are written for anyone who wants to see Scripture with fresh eyes — during personal devotional time, read aloud with family and friends, or shared as part of a Bible study, Sunday school class, homeschool group, or ministry.

Bible study groups, Sunday school classes, small groups, homeschool co-ops, and church ministries are always welcome to use these stories.

When you purchase a collection, you're welcome to print copies for participants in your group or ministry — no separate license needed for typical group use.

For larger group licensing, bulk requests, or other ministry questions beyond typical use, please reach out.

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Looking for Stories for Children or Young Adults?

The same desire to help readers experience the wonder of Scripture is also at the heart of my children's and young adult story collections.

Free sample stories are available for parents, grandparents, great-grandparents, and caregivers to download and enjoy with the children and young people in their lives.

They may also be shared with a Sunday school teacher, homeschool group, children's ministry leader, youth leader, or church leader when considering resources for a church, family, classroom, or group.

The stories can become part of family reading time, personal faith-building, homeschool lessons, Sunday school, children's ministry, or youth ministry.

They can also make meaningful gifts for children, teenagers, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, families, teachers, homeschool parents, and ministry leaders who want to experience familiar Scripture in a fresh and memorable way.

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Until next time…

Keep looking.

Because sometimes the fingerprints of God are found in the margins.