The Guard Dog at Mara's Gate
In the hill country outside Nazareth, shepherds knew a simple truth about predators: a wolf will test a flock before it attacks. It circles. It...
This is stories & illustrations, drawing on James 4:7.
In the hill country outside Nazareth, shepherds knew a simple truth about predators: a wolf will test a flock before it attacks. It circles. It watches. It looks for the lamb that has wandered from the shepherd's side. Mara Okonkwo learned this principle far from any sheepfold. A recovering alcoholic in Lagos, Nigeria, she described her daily commute past a particular bar on Broad Street — the one with the green awning where she had wasted three years of her life.…
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