The Borrowed Canoe at Lake Windermere
Every summer, the outfitter at Lake Windermere in British Columbia rents cedar-strip canoes to tourists. Before anyone touches a paddle, old Tom Macready walks each...
This is stories & illustrations, drawing on 1 Corinthians 6:12-20.
Every summer, the outfitter at Lake Windermere in British Columbia rents cedar-strip canoes to tourists. Before anyone touches a paddle, old Tom Macready walks each group through the same speech. He runs his hand along the hull and says, "This canoe doesn't belong to you. It was built by hand over four months. Every plank was steamed, bent, and fitted.…
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