The Tree That Refused to Die
On April 19, 1995, a truck bomb tore through the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, killing 168 people. The blast shattered glass...
This is stories & illustrations, drawing on Genesis 9:8-17.
On April 19, 1995, a truck bomb tore through the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, killing 168 people. The blast shattered glass for blocks, reduced concrete to rubble, and scorched everything nearby. But standing in a parking lot just yards from the explosion, an American elm — over ninety years old — somehow survived. The tree was battered.…
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