The Carpenter Who Couldn't Finish the Porch
In 1987, a carpenter named Earl Watkins spent his Saturdays rebuilding the rotting front porch of Calvary Baptist Church in rural Tuscaloosa, Alabama. He measured...
This is stories & illustrations, drawing on 2 Samuel 7:4-5a, 12-14a, 16.
In 1987, a carpenter named Earl Watkins spent his Saturdays rebuilding the rotting front porch of Calvary Baptist Church in rural Tuscaloosa, Alabama. He measured every board twice, sanded every rail smooth, and told his wife he wanted to give God "something built right." But that November, Earl suffered a stroke that left his right hand too weak to grip a hammer.…
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