Available Tools

At 2:00 a.m., far away from the nearest town, our church bus was taking snow skiers to the Rockies. Bam! A blowout. Now, a problem.

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Reading the Signs

On a bitterly cold day, I left Daddy to his exploring the hillside while I returned to the car to get warm. Oh, no! The

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Treasure or Trash

Where is my old stamp collection that taught me more about geography than any class at school? What happened to my box of baseball cards,

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Open Doors

What’s the difference between temptations, trials, and triumphs? All are available through open doors that we might or might not want to enter, if only

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Play for Pay

In grade school, my favorite class was recess. At home, I had chores that had to be done before I could go out to play.

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Defying Gravity

In my dreams, I can defy gravity, floating above buildings like a hot-air balloon, able to go where I please and do whatever I imagine.

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Meeting in Heaven

Many songs remind me of the day when I will see Jesus. The older I get, the more I long to see friends and family

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Cheap Knockoff

Sceva had seven sons who studied the apostle Paul’s methods in delivering people from demons. They knew exactly what to say. But there was a

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Wash Up

When called to dinner, I wasn’t allowed at the table until I had washed my hands with soap and water. Sometimes, I had to wash

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Worthless Weeds

In the six days of creation, God saw that all he had made was good, meaning “perfectly suited for his purpose.” In Jesus’ story about

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Unconditional Surrender

After a devastating battle with a foreign nation, no longer wanting to resist the invader, the defeated king sought favorable conditions for surrender. By serving

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Fully Capable

The most dangerous of all God’s gifts is our ability to say no to him. Freewill gave Eve the power to choose what she thought

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