How a member of the church—one who had read the Good Lord’s bible—could sit so calmly and watch a man be led to his dest — Jay Grewal, A Slave to Want
How a member of the church—one who had read the Good Lord’s bible—could sit so calmly and watch a man be led to his dest — Jay Grewal, A Slave to Want
How a member of the church—one who had read the Good Lord’s bible—could sit so calmly and watch a man be led to his dest — Jay Grewal, A Slave to Want
How a member of the church—one who had read the Good Lord’s bible—could sit so calmly and watch a man be led to his dest — Jay Grewal, A Slave to Want
How a member of the church—one who had read the Good Lord’s bible—could sit so calmly and watch a man be led to his dest — Jay Grewal, A Slave to Want
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How a member of the church—one who had read the Good Lord’s bible—could sit so calmly and watch a man be led to his destruction frightened me.

— Jay Grewal, A Slave to Want
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