The Quill of Samantha Grace Newcastle

Writings that cover real people, real situations, real emotions and raw truth. Not limited to one subject or area.

  • Easter, or any other day, is great!

    I don’t recall Jesus Christ ever telling anyone, not even Judas; that He couldn’t visit because of a picture on the wall, the… More.

  • Gratitude not required

    If you’ve truly trusted Christ as your Savior, then going back to calendar rules, feast days, or ceremonial observances as a requirement for… More.

  • Numerology, god, truth

    Lately I’ve noticed more Christians talking about numbers as if they’re messages from God!Be it things like number “2”, or “18” people or… More.

  • not in my time,…. only His!

    “A little one shall become a thousand, and a small one a strong nation: I the LORD will hasten it in its time.”… More.

  • No ceremonies, No Law, just the blood

    “For I will pass through the land of Egypt this night, and will smite all the first-born in the land of Egypt, both… More.

  • The healer dies!

    Tonight’s writing is part reflection, part elegy, and it says something many healers, empaths, and compassionate people experience but rarely express out loud:… More.

  • Eye of the needle…simply written

    Friend, there’s a picture Jesus painted that never fails to stop me in my tracks. He said it’s easier for a camel to… More.

  • Death!

    When I think about death, I don’t imagine it as a sudden end, I imagine it as something familiar such as a quiet… More.

  • porcelain and a broken door knob

    In the hush of holy whispers, I found myself a captive. alone in the quiet kingdom of porcelain and tiles a sanctuary too… More.

  • garage of dreams and love

    In the garage of dreams, where time stands still-the engines hum and time with Daddy a forgotten lullaby each one a whisper from… More.

  • grandmother’s garden

    In the garden of my grandmother’s house, magnolias bloomed like whispers. their petals soft as secrets shared, fragrant memories drifting on warm breezes,… More.

  • I watched, painfully

    I sat and watched you draw your last breath, Dear Mother -A fragile whisper lost in a fading glow, 5 months and 7… More.

  • mother’s prayers

    In the quiet corners of a dim-lit room, I sit, marooned in shadows of yesterday, where once her voice, a soothing balm, wrapped… More.

  • not cold at all

    Life ends, and you are here, on the mortician’s table, a quiet witness to the journey’s close, not lonely, not cold Rather, a… More.

  • 1998

    That rattler bit me in 1998,a flash of pain, sharp as a lightning strike,my heart raced, sweat slicked my skin,the world spun each… More.

  • Twice, do we each die!

    The first time comes when our heart ceases its rhythm, and the world carries on without our footsteps. The second death is quieter,… More.

  • it’s important, not blah blah blah!

    “And also upon the servants and upon the handmaids in those days will I pour out my spirit. And I will show wonders… More.

  • Please, just eat!

    Grace is the completeness of Christ’s work at Calvary, yet church folk and others still strive to be ‘on top of things’, always… More.

  • don’t stop knocking

    If we ask for wisdom as it regards the settling of disputes, or for anything, it shall be given. This refers to God’s… More.

  • Judas, Peter, and You

    When you read the Gospels, Peter and Judas can seem alike at first; both were close to Jesus, both made terrible mistakes, and… More.

  • Sorcery and Fasting

    “And he said to them, This kind can come forth by nothing, but by prayer and fasting.” (Mark 9:29, Webster) First off, let… More.

  • stage the urn

    The clock ticks,,each second a reminderof the charade,the performance that has grown too heavy,too worn Outside, the world around acts happy and joyful… More.

  • starting at the end going to the beginning

    no rhyme, nor reason – just sharing differently today. I decided to share thoughts as they came in reference to the scripture listed… More.

  • Grace, Truth, Eternity,

    “I said therefore unto you, that ye shall die in your sins: for if ye believe not that I am he, ye shall… More.

  • welcome to the lantern room

    The lantern room stands as the beating heart of every lighthouse, its radiant beacon slicing through darkness to guide ships safely home. “Then… More.