The Father Who Followed the Muddy Footprints
In 2019, seven-year-old Marcus Thompson of Decatur, Georgia, shattered his grandmother's antique vase while throwing a football in the living room. His father, DeShawn, came...
This is stories & illustrations, drawing on Genesis 3:9-15, 20.
In 2019, seven-year-old Marcus Thompson of Decatur, Georgia, shattered his grandmother's antique vase while throwing a football in the living room. His father, DeShawn, came home to find the shards swept clumsily under the couch and Marcus hiding in the back of his bedroom closet, knees pulled to his chest, the door shut tight. DeShawn didn't shout. He followed the muddy footprints on the carpet straight to the closet and knocked gently.…
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