The House That Marcus Didn't Build
Marcus Torres spent three years saving to renovate his father's crumbling barbershop on Fulton Street in Brooklyn. The ceiling tiles sagged. The plumbing groaned. Every...
This is stories & illustrations, drawing on 2 Samuel 7:4-5a, 12-14a, 16.
Marcus Torres spent three years saving to renovate his father's crumbling barbershop on Fulton Street in Brooklyn. The ceiling tiles sagged. The plumbing groaned. Every Saturday, Marcus would walk through mentally redesigning the place — new chairs, better lighting, a proper sign out front. He wanted to honor the man who had cut hair in that same spot for forty-one years.…
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