The Open Window on Maple Street
Margaret Chen had kept the windows of her small bakery shut tight for three winters. Business was slow, flour prices climbed, and she calculated every...
This is stories & illustrations, drawing on Malachi 3:10.
Margaret Chen had kept the windows of her small bakery shut tight for three winters. Business was slow, flour prices climbed, and she calculated every cup of sugar down to the gram. When her pastor spoke about tithing, she shook her head. She could barely cover rent — how could she give ten percent away? But one Tuesday morning, something shifted.…
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