The Farmer Who Planted What No One Expected
In 2014, Marcus Bridgewater left his corporate marketing job in Houston and did something his family couldn't understand. For three generations, the Bridgewaters had worked...
This is stories & illustrations, drawing on Luke 1:57-66, 80.
In 2014, Marcus Bridgewater left his corporate marketing job in Houston and did something his family couldn't understand. For three generations, the Bridgewaters had worked in business — his grandfather in sales, his father in finance. When Marcus announced he was going to grow a garden and teach people about plants, his relatives exchanged the same bewildered glances. "What are you doing?"…
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