Biblical fiction
Witnesses
Nine Stories from the Margins of the Gospels
Nine beautifully imagined stories inspired by the Gospels—told through the eyes of ordinary people whose lives brushed against the extraordinary.
About the BookMIKE CASPER · BIBLICAL FICTION · CHRISTIAN HISTORICAL FICTION
What happened
to the others?
Stories about the ordinary people who witnessed extraordinary events—and returned to lives forever changed.
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01 THE FEATURED BOOK
Biblical short stories for thoughtful readers
Witnesses
Nine Stories from the Margins of the Gospels
Not the names everyone remembers. These are the people at the edges: a boy at the Jordan, a fish carrying a coin, a man lowered through a roof, a woman at Jacob’s well, and a governor who could never quite wash his hands clean.
Faithful to Scripture while imaginatively exploring what might have happened after the miracle, Witnesses brings the Gospels to life with warmth, humor, humanity, and wonder.
- Nine complete, approachable stories
- Conversation Guide for casual discussion
- In-depth Reader’s Discussion Guide
- Preview the discussion questions for “At Jacob’s Well”
- Read a Free Story: “At Jacob’s Well”
Read your way: Kindle Unlimited subscribers can read Witnesses as part of their membership. Participating public libraries can also provide access.
★★★★★
“A thoughtful collection of biblical fiction… well suited for small groups to read and discuss.”
— The Well Read Fish
★★★★★
“Casper’s central idea is compelling: history’s sacred moments were also confusing, physical, noisy events experienced by people who understood only part of what they saw.”
— Literary Titan
03 FOR CHURCHES & GROUPS
A story opens the door.
A question starts the conversation.
Witnesses was made for more than solitary reading. Its short-story format lets a Christian book club, Bible-study group, Sunday-school class, or church group read one story at a time and explore the Gospel account behind it.
Group orders and questions: mike@mcasper.com
How Group Reading Works
Each story can become the focus of one relaxed, meaningful meeting:
01Read one story before each meeting
02Discuss the biblical event and the imagined characters
03Use the Conversation Guide and Reader’s Discussion Guide included in the book
04Complete all nine stories over nine meetings—or combine several stories into fewer sessions
The format is flexible enough for a church group, Bible study, Sunday-school class, or book club to adapt to its own schedule.
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04 ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Mike Casper
Mike Casper has spent years thinking about the people history left standing just outside the frame.
A husband, father, and grandfather in Southern California, he writes biblical fiction and Christian historical fiction about ordinary lives brushed by the extraordinary. His books return to one quiet question: What happened to the others?
His plainspoken stories make room for humor, sorrow, uncertainty, and grace. Many begin while he is walking beneath the Southern California sun, wondering about the people just outside the frame.
