Gò0dNews for Men
Walk a Mile in My Shoes
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by David Adams
he Joe South song goes:
not a single one would spend a dime on advertising.
“Just walk a mile in my shoes
Finally, an owner of a sports shop took pity on me
Before you abuse, criticize and accuse
and took me aside. He said, “You seem like a good
Then walk a mile in my shoes.”
bloke, so let me tell you what the problem is. You have
Prejudice—what does it really feel like? A lot of
a better presentation than the other radio station, but
people in America today do not really know what it
you are an American and there is nothing you can do
feels like to “walk a mile in my shoes.” I am a white
to change that. You will find that not a single person
guy, born to a middle-class family in the Pacific
in town will buy your advertising. I’m just trying to save you the trouble and tell you what is going on.” Wow, prejudice rears its head. I can understand wanting to support the local businesses, but I had never felt prejudice like that before. The words “… there is nothing you can do to change that” rang in my head. Wow. So that is what it feels like—the injustice, the judgement, and the indifference. Jesus promises to love everyone and to advocate for the homeless and disenfranchised. He is the father to the fatherless.
Northwest. I never really knew what prejudice felt like
If we do anything for the “least of these” it is as if we
until I moved to New Zealand.
are doing it to Christ. I think if we all spent some time
I am a radio broadcaster with forty-three years of
as the “least of these,” we may have more compassion
experience and was hired in Nelson, New Zealand,
because sometimes we are the “other guy.” Walk a
to be the sole employee of Sunny FM. It was my job
mile in those shoes.
to be the DJ, sell advertising, and manage the station. not a kiwi, the term used for New Zealanders. I visited every single business in Nelson, New Zealand, and
12 // September 2021
About The Author
There was only one problem—I was an American and David Adams served as a pastor for two years in Bend, Oregon. Adams is licensed through Christian Global Outreach Ministries. Adams is working on several outreaches, including, The Jesus Network, USA Heartbeat, Operation Eagles Wings, and Back the Blue Radio. Adams has lived in Chattanooga, Tennessee, for more than two years and plans on staying in the south.
