The Barista Who Knew His Order Before He Walked In
When Marcus Chen transferred to a small branch office in Tupelo, Mississippi, he wanted nothing to do with the town. A software engineer from Seattle,...
This is stories & illustrations, drawing on John 1:43-51.
When Marcus Chen transferred to a small branch office in Tupelo, Mississippi, he wanted nothing to do with the town. A software engineer from Seattle, he told his wife the assignment would last six months, tops. "What could possibly come out of Tupelo?" he said, half-joking, half-serious. His colleague David kept inviting him to a neighborhood cookout. Marcus declined four times.…
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