This year's collection of the winners in Athanatos Christian Ministry's 2013 short story and poetry contest reflects ACM's vision for the arts and Christianity, exhibiting theological understanding without browbeating. The stories grapple with true-to-life problems and difficulties that real people face in real life, and represent a realistic response to those difficulties. This year's contest winners could perhaps have their work summed up as, "Having faith when having faith is hard."