The Farmer Who Never Locked His Barn
In the small town of Elburn, Illinois, Harold Metzger ran a 200-acre corn and soybean operation for forty-three years. What made Harold different from every...
This is stories & illustrations, drawing on Psalm 112:1-10.
In the small town of Elburn, Illinois, Harold Metzger ran a 200-acre corn and soybean operation for forty-three years. What made Harold different from every other farmer in Kane County was his barn. He never locked it. Neighbors knew that if they needed a tool, a bag of seed, or a tank of diesel at midnight during planting season, Harold's barn was open.…
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