Saved on the Mountain

“My son sees lights that I can’t see.”

When Benjamin begins to see lights on Elk Horn Mountain, Gerald can’t help but remember his youth - camping with his father in the national parks of Shunderland. The starry nights and the smell of extinguished campfires are as fresh now as they were then.

Then there were the lights. Even then, he did not see them.

Now Gerald is older, with more life behind him than ahead, and with a startling clear view of the inevitable way of man. Troubled by common mid-life woes and blinded by the elusive lights that only his son can see, Gerald is compelled to go in search of them.

Tagging along is Frank. Not a friend, but a mere acquaintance from church who all but invites himself. Together they re-live Elk Horn, a mountain they both hiked as kids. In doing so, they forge a friendship that could not have formed in any other way.

With Frank’s help, Gerald seeks out the mysterious lights, and their meaning. But before he can truly encounter them, he must first confront himself.

Saved on the Mountain is a Christian Fiction novella of about 28000 words. It blends its metaphor with its narrative to tell a dramatic salvation story. Don’t stay home on this one. Hike up Elk Horn Mountain with Frank and Gerald and help them struggle toward something bright.