David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants

banquet did not go well. The food was
barely adequate. Trocmé’s daughter
“accidentally” spilled soup down the
back of Lamirand’s uniform. During the
parade, the streets were deserted. At the
stadium, nothing was arranged: the
children milled around, jostling and
gawking. At the reception, a
townsperson got up and read from the
New Testament Book of Romans,
chapter 13, verse 8: “Owe no one
anything except to love one another; for
he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled
the law.”
Then a group of students walked up to
Lamirand, and in front of the entire town
presented him with a letter. It had been