Once Upon a Time: A Collection of Short Stories for Those Trying to Find Their Way Home, Volume Three - Softcover

Blumenthal Ph.D., Samuel L

Softcover

ISBN 13: 9798898041410

Publisher: Redemption Press, 2026

Synopsis

In Once Upon a Time, Volume Three, award-winning author and clinical psychologist Samuel L. Blumenthal offers ten thoughtfully crafted short stories exploring God’s redemptive work within ordinary and extraordinary lives. Spanning contemporary settings, historical moments, and imagined futures, each story reveals how grace meets people in their deepest struggles.

Written with literary depth and spiritual insight, this collection avoids easy answers in favor of honest reflection on the human heart. Blumenthal invites readers to consider how awareness leads to repentance, repentance opens the door to grace, and grace brings lasting freedom. Ideal for readers seeking faith-infused fiction that engages both mind and soul, this book offers hope that is thoughtful, mature, and deeply resonant today.

About this title

About the Author

Samuel L. Blumenthal, PhD, is a retired clinical psychologist, Bible teacher, and award-winning author whose fiction explores the redemptive work of God in the human heart. With more than thirty years of experience in psychology and a deep commitment to Scripture, he writes stories that are thoughtful, honest, and spiritually resonant. His Once Upon a Time short stories have received multiple Selah Awards for literary excellence. He writes a bimonthly newsletter on the power and meaning of story, which can be found at samuelblumenthal.com.

Edition details

• Publisher: Redemption Press
• Publication date: 2026
• Language: English
• ISBN 13: 9798898041410
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 260