The enduring appeal of Dr Marten boots and walking with Jesus…

I decided to follow Jesus after I had time with a group of slightly older teenagers / young adults that culminated in a Christian festival that we attended together. Although I’d grown up around church I’d never been around peers (or nearly peers) who were so passionate about their faith and whose life was and had been so evidently impacted by their personal relationship with Jesus. That summer, their influence changed the course of my life forever and I’m eternally grateful for them.

There were some other things, of less importance, that influenced me that summer too, namely, it was the first time I became aware of Dr Martens. Not the ‘sliding into your’ kind, but the brand Dr Martens (A.K.A. Doc Martens), particularly (for me) the boots. Lots of those in this group wore them and of secondary importance to the relationship with Jesus that began, a decades long love of DMs began too!

The following year I returned to the festival proudly wearing my own pair, and like many others, had them customised with some beautiful floral painting (embracing my foray into being a bit of a hippy!)