The Grip That Would Not Let Go
In 1858, a young Charles Blondin stretched a tightrope across Niagara Falls and asked his manager, Harry Colcord, to ride on his back. Colcord agreed,...
This is stories & illustrations, drawing on John 10:22-30.
In 1858, a young Charles Blondin stretched a tightrope across Niagara Falls and asked his manager, Harry Colcord, to ride on his back. Colcord agreed, but Blondin gave him one firm instruction: "You are no longer Colcord. You are part of me. If I sway left, you sway left. If I stumble, you must not grab for the rope. You must trust only me."…
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