Stephen: A Soldier of the Cross

Two children flee across the desert, one blind and desperate, the other barely holding them both alive. In ancient Egypt, a brother and sister eke out a fragile existence under the shadow of the slave trade, their hope nearly extinguished until rumors reach them of miracles in Jerusalem, strange tales of healings and a teacher who speaks as no one ever has. They run, literally for their lives, through danger and desperation toward a city they have never seen. What they find there will either redeem their suffering or swallow them whole. Florence Morse Kingsley weaves adventure, suspense, and spiritual yearning into a narrative that refuses to let go, building toward a climax that asks whether faith can survive the darkest hour. This is not quiet devotional reading, it pulses with urgency, with chase scenes through hostile territory, with the raw terror of children hunted by men who see them only as property. The sequel to Titus stands on its own as a story of impossible odds and the question that haunts every refugee, every outcast: is there still somewhere safe to go?