Bøker av Tim Shoemaker

Regular family devotions are important. Unfortunately, they're also often, well, boring.What if your family devotions looked less like sitting still and listening to someone read and more like, say . . . - shooting bottle rockets- exploding eggs- playing soccer- pranking a friend- putting on a make-believe game showThese hands-on, kinda dangerous, totally unforgettable object lessons (along with nearly fifty others) are not only more fun than other family devotions but actually deliver the spiritual impact you desire for your kids. So get out the safety glasses and start bringing the truths of Scripture to vivid life in your household. Just remember to change out of your Sunday clothes first.

As parents hoping to raise godly children in a world that is increasingly hostile to the Christian message, we may know that regular family devotions are something we should do. But it's hard to keep kids (or even ourselves) focused and engaged with so many other things competing for our attention. The solution? Make family devotions fun, exciting, and . . . a little dangerous.With 52 hands-on, possibly messy, totally unforgettable object lessons, this book not only makes family devotions way more fun but delivers the spiritual impact you desire for your kids. As together you build makeshift bridges, dissolve eggshells, take impromptu field trips, and light stuff on fire, you will not only be making disciples, you'll be making lifelong memories.So get out the safety glasses and start bringing the truths of Scripture to vivid life in your household.

Cooper thinks he can bury his fears, and a vacation aboard The Getaway with his best friends is just the escape he needs. But when they witness a murder Coop realizes his fears are alive and well ... just below the surface.

Praise for Code of Silence: ';Deliberate, plausible, and gritty whodunit.' Booklist Starred ReviewTaken!A detour through the park leads Cooper, Gordy, Hiro, and Lunk straight into a trap, and Gordy is abducted!For the kidnapper, it's all a game, a way to settle an old score, with no one getting hurt. But evil has a way of escalating, and once his identity is discovered, the rules change.Despite the best of police efforts, the hours tick by without a clue or a ransom call, leaving everyone to their own fears. Gordy is gone. Cooper descends deeper into a living nightmare, imagining the worst for his best friend and cousin. Hours stretch into days, and talks of a memorial service begin to surface. But Cooper still feels his cousin is alive and develops a reckless plan, changing all the rules. Now the one who set out to rescue his friend needs to be rescued himself. Sometimes rescuing a friend from darkness means going in after them.

From electrified pickles to leaf blower TP launchers, put more fun in family devotions with 52 creative and interactive lessons that teach spiritual truths kids will never forget.

Is there ever a time to lie? What if the truth is dangerous? Three friends witness a violent robbery, and fearing for their lives, make a pact to hide what they know. Trapped in a code of silence, they must face the consequences of choosing right or wrong---when both options have a price.