The Father Who Chose to Stay
In 2019, Marcus Thompson, a firefighter in Memphis, Tennessee, was six months into dating Elaine when she discovered she was pregnant — from a previous...
This is stories & illustrations, drawing on Matthew 1:16, 18-21, 24a.
In 2019, Marcus Thompson, a firefighter in Memphis, Tennessee, was six months into dating Elaine when she discovered she was pregnant — from a previous relationship. Marcus had every reason to walk away. His friends told him to. His mother warned him he was taking on someone else's responsibility. Nobody would have blamed him for quietly stepping back. But Marcus couldn't shake the feeling that he was supposed to stay.…
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