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These days it's difficult to see the bright side of things. If the media isn't constantly reporting how miserable are or how soon you're going to die without listening to them, then they are busy telling you your life doesn't matter so you should be nice to other people or something. It's completely incomprehensible, but then we live in an incomprehensible age. Anyone in the future looking back on us is going to be puzzled as to why we were this way.
Thankfully, however, there are some artists and entertainers attempting to things against the grain. You can find plenty of art that is blissfully rejecting the mindlessness of modernity. NewPub thrives on this sort of hop against OldPub's despair.
For an example, there is today's book. Life: 15 Short Stories That Honor the Imago Dei, is an anthology that wishes to honor life at all stages. Whereas today we are focused on certain periods of life above others, this book hopes to respect them all.
Here is the description:
A vibrant collection of short stories presented by Doorway Publishing that explores and honors the Imago Dei (the image of God) through 15 engaging fictional tales written by a diverse group of authors.
This collection focuses on the complete spectrum of life, from formation in the womb, childhood into adulthood, and all the way through old age. Each tale stands on its own and together they illustrate the complete value of life. Some deal with moral dilemmas grounded in a snapshot of time, while others explore the past, the future, and fantastical worlds to communicate the importance of preserving life. Experience the sorrow of loss, the joy of redemption, the thrill of harrowing adventures with heroes both ordinary and exceptional.
The imaginative expression of Imago Dei is needed now more than ever for a world surrounded by emptiness, isolation, and condemnation. The Life Anthology is a beacon of hope in a dark world, projecting the light of God’s promise in a unique way that reaches the heart, stimulates the mind, and calls the reader to consider His most precious creation. Us.
That's a fairly big concept for an anthology, but very much a welcome one. It is not the sort of collection you would ever get from OldPub.
Stories included:
- Twelve White Tulips, by J.L. Pattison
- The Mistake I Never Made, by Yaasha Hepperle
- The Conception Conspiracy, by Jess Hanna
- Heaven & Hell, by Angela R. Watts
- Underground, by Stoney M. Setzer
- Foster Grave, by Nathan James Norman
- The Oracle, by Abigail Falanga
- My Darling Daughter, by Jakki Jelene
- My Land, My Choice, by Christopher J. Weeks
- The Diary of a Blessing, by Mark Escalera
- The Strong Survive, by Frank B. Luke
- Cold, by Sara M. Bowen
- Oh, the Warring, by Abigail Kay Harris
- The Gift of Life, by Kristin L. Norman
- An Attempted Robbery, by Daniel Ruben
Once again, you can find the anthology here.
Welcome to December, by the way. Can you believe it's finally here? I find it a bit hard to imagine. This was one crazy year. Thankfully, it's nearly over.
But we aren't! NewPub's not finished yet. We've got a lot head of us still to explore and cover, and I'm going to help show it to you. There's some fun stuff on the horizon.
And as long as there is a horizon, they'll never stop coming!
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