The Coach Who Wouldn't Back Down
Marcus Thompson had coached football at Eastside High for eleven years, and every Friday night brought the same unwelcome visitors. By the fourth quarter, a...
This is stories & illustrations, drawing on James 4:7.
Marcus Thompson had coached football at Eastside High for eleven years, and every Friday night brought the same unwelcome visitors. By the fourth quarter, a black sedan would idle at the edge of the parking lot, windows cracked, waiting for his players to walk out alone. Marcus knew what they were selling. He'd lost two former players to that world already.…
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