Feature Image: Ken and his father by the rosebush, 1950 — 658 Monroe Avenue, Elizabeth, NJ. Intro Before I ever knew the world, I knew the Gospel. Before I ever heard the noise of the neighborhood, I heard the prayers in our home. This week’s Tender Branch  story on LinkedIn told part of that beginning. Here is the fuller story — one that shaped my life from the very first breath. Born Into the Gospel Dad lived the Gospel and raised me up in the Bible. He was born on this day