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.
View 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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One great story after another.
Warm, human stories from the margins of history.
NINESTORIESOF FAITH
01 THE FEATURED BOOK
Biblical short stories for thoughtful readers
Witnesses
Nine Stories from the Margins of the Gospels
Not the disciples. Not the Pharisees. 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 who came to a well thirsty, 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 New Testament to life with warmth, humor, humanity, and wonder.
- Nine complete, approachable stories
- Conversation Guide for casual discussion
- In-depth Reader’s Discussion Guide
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★★★★★
“A thoughtful collection of biblical fiction… well suited for small groups to read and discuss.”
— The Well Read Fish
Read all reviewsTWO COMPANION COLLECTIONS
What happened to the others?
Stone Thrower and Witnesses explore the lives of ordinary people caught at extraordinary moments in the Gospels.
Each collection stands alone, but together they offer twenty-four stories that look beyond the familiar names and imagine the lives of those who witnessed, encountered, or were forever changed by Jesus.
Stone Thrower — Fifteen stories of overlooked people in the Bible.
Witnesses — Nine stories from the margins of the Gospels.
Begin anywhere. Read both.
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Stories of faith, courage,
and forgotten lives.
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Stone Thrower
Fifteen stories of overlooked people in the Bible
Historical fiction that steps into the quiet spaces between familiar biblical moments and gives the forgotten a voice.
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Christian historical fiction
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A Love Story
In sixteenth-century Europe, a disabled boy’s faith and courage challenge a world that mistakes difference for weakness.
View book03 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.
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.
See the complete group-reading guide04 ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Mike Casper
Southern California author. World traveler. Lifelong believer in the power of a well-told story.
Mike Casper writes warm, vivid historical fiction about faith, grace, redemption, and the lives history nearly forgot. A husband, father, and proud grandfather, Mike believes the written word can take us places no other medium can—and help us see familiar truths with new eyes.
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