The Carpenter's Pencil Mark
In 2019, a furniture maker named David Chen nearly closed his workshop in Asheville, North Carolina. Orders had dried up. His savings account showed eleven...
This is stories & illustrations, drawing on Proverbs 16:3.
In 2019, a furniture maker named David Chen nearly closed his workshop in Asheville, North Carolina. Orders had dried up. His savings account showed eleven dollars. He sat on a sawhorse one Tuesday morning staring at a half-finished walnut dining table and did something he hadn't done in years — he prayed. Not a polished prayer. Just five honest words: "Lord, I give this up."…
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