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In the years surrounding World War II, Narrows Gate, New Jersey, is a dangerous place - and a world of possibilities. For Sal Benno, a neighborhood kid who doesn’t take to school, Narrows Gate is where he can provide the favors the Mafia needs. His street smarts and his sharp wit bring him into the mob’s inner circle - and closer to ultimate danger. His lifelong friend, Leo Bell, aspires to a life well beyond the mean streets. He sticks by Sal through thick and thin, but harbors a dangerous secret that could either keep Sal alive - or bring his life to an abrupt end.

Scriptural encouragement, prophetic insight, application of biblical truth to current events and cultural norms. God’s word is timeless and yet He still speaks today through Rhema words in the Spirit that confirm and highlight His Logos word. Will you walk with us as we seek the Narrow Gate from Matthew 7:13?

Talk is cheap, and so is a profession of faith apart from repentance. But we live in a day when people put more stock in a once-said prayer than a life reflective of a renewed heart. Taking Matthew 7:13-27 as his text, Paul Washer reminds us of Jesus' insistence that his way is narrow and that its travelers will bear good fruit and rest on the solid foundation of God's word.

As America finds its footing in the post-World War II years, violence has decimated the Mafia’s leadership in the US and in Italy. Renegade gangsters are dispatching their own form of justice. Chaos rules the streets of New York. When the mob war spills over into Narrows Gate, a gritty New Jersey waterfront town, the young grocer Sal Benno and his lifelong friend Leo Bell must fight to hold their Polk Street community together.

Thanks for finding your way here! Should you stay for a bit, I hope you experience encouragement, laughter and heart challenging material. I invite you, or uplift those who are already trailblazing along, to know Christ more deeply and realize how much He loves you! As women, we have many beautiful and unique layers; Proverbs 31:17 states, "She dresses herself with strength and makes her arms strong." We wear many hats and juggle the weight to keep it all together with excellence. In all the exhaustive efforts, do things ever become too much to hold together? The Bible says in Matthew 7:13-14 ...