Corrie ten Boom and the Father Who Would Not Let Go

In 1892, Casper ten Boom opened his watchmaker's shop each morning in Haarlem, Netherlands, and each evening he gathered his children around the table for Scripture and prayer. He taught young Corrie to walk — not just through the narrow streets of their Dutch neighborhood, but through the pages of faith. He bent down to feed her, lifted her to his cheek, and eased the yoke of childhood fears with steady, unhurried patience.…