CHAPTER 19
Brad wasn’t used to running so much, especially not in this type of desert heat. He made his way to the trail that ran alongside the dried-out riverbed through the center of town. The worst part wasn’t his shin splints or the way the heat radiated up to his face when he ran along the black pavement. The worst part was knowing that he’d eventually have to turn around and head home and try to smooth things over with his dad. For his mother’s sake if nothing else.
Forgive those who sin against you. Go the extra mile. Turn the other cheek. Brad had spent these past few weeks preparing for his trip back home, meditating on the sermon on the Mount, but even that hadn’t stopped him from nearly blowing up at his dad this morning. At least compared to their epic battles in the past, to
