The Family Book of Christian Values: Timeless Stories for Today's Family

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Foreword -- A Word from the Briscoe -- Special Thanks -- PERSONAL VALUES -- COURAGE -- The Mice in Council -- The King's Champion -- First Lady of Flight -- Courage -- The Storm -- A Courageous Preacher -- Death, Be Not Proud -- The Pilgrim -- Gladys Aylward: The Small -- Woman -- FAITHFULNESS -- The Animal Ark Hotel -- A Little Light -- The Faithful Servant -- The Faithless Ranger -- Vanity Fair -- Yet If His Majesty, Our Sovereign Lord -- Living by Vows -- A Short Time Faithfully -- Spent -- HUMILITY -- Vanity and Vexation of Spirit -- The True Princess -- The Last Supper -- The Suffering Servant -- The Sweeper of the Floor -- Humility -- A Greater Wonder -- The Fool's Prayer -- The Apologist's Evening -- Prayer -- Fling Away Ambition -- God of Humble Hearts -- PERSEVERANCE -- W-a-t-e-r -- The Hare and the Tortoise -- The Surprise Birthday Present -- Job's Troubles -- Rise and Walk -- One Left Behind -- Five-finger Exercises -- God's Giving -- The Middle Mile -- Drive On! -- RESOURCEFULNESS -- The Old Woman and Her Pig -- Tony the Pony -- The Boy Who Always Finished What He Started -- The Crow and the Pitcher -- Through the Roof -- Queequeg Gets on Board -- Preparing for China -- Opportunity -- SELF-DISCIPLINE -- Table Manners -- Carrots! -- Some Determined Young Men -- Grandpa's Great Race -- Demosthenes' Self-improvement Program -- The Gentleman -- A Father's Advice -- Susanna Wesley's Rules of Order -- Resolutions for Living -- My Kingdom -- WISDOM -- Adam Raccoon and the Flying kMachine -- The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse -- Curdie and His Mother -- About Elizabeth Eliza's Piano -- A Wise Ruling -- The Righteous Man -- Who Are the Wise Men? -- The Treasure of Wisdom -- Two Kinds of Wisdom -- the Point of Education -- The Reflections in the River -- WORK -- The Camel's Hump -- The Little Red Hen -- the Glorious Whitewasher -- That's Not Fair! -- the Village Blacksmith -- Lord of All Pots and Pans -- The Plowman -- To Work with a Will -- An Unforgettable Day's Work -- To Labor Passionately -- Wise in Work -- SPIRITUAL VALUES -- DEVOTION -- Freddy the Farm Horse -- Aristarchus -- Two Devoted Believers -- In the Bleak Mid-winter -- Mary Jones and Her Bible -- the Altar -- To Gain What He Cannot Lose -- Kicking a Habit -- A Sweet Delight in God -- FAITH -- Anthea in Rome -- the Captain's Faith -- No Is an Answer -- Jesus and the Children -- Thoughts before Surgery -- My Heart Was Strangely Warmed -- The First Swallow -- Seek First the Kingdom -- On Christian Doctrine -- Lead, Kindly Light -- The Sunnier Side of Doubt -- Faith and Love -- An English Prayer -- HOLINESS -- Mrs. Rosey-Posey and the Chocoate Cherry Treat -- Thunder on the Mountain -- Ceiling Zero -- Holy, Holy, Holy -- Restored -- A People above Reproach -- Be Holy -- London, 1802 -- The Pursuit of Holiness -- Character and Conduct -- JOYFULNESS -- Nest Building -- Jabberwocky -- A Joyous Transformation -- Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee -- Psalm of Thanks -- living by God's Surprises -- I wandered Lonely as a Cloud -- The Secret of Joy -- OBEDIENCE -- Silly to Fuss -- The Tale of Peter Rabbit -- A Pillar of Pepper -- Adam and Eve Disobey God -- Raising Responsible Children -- Philip and the Ethiopian -- Dr. Johnson's Letter to Mr. Drummond -- The Sermon -- PRAYERFULNESS -- Grandma's Prayer -- Elijah and the Prophets of Baal -- Prayer for Children -- Peter and the Angel -- The Christian's Tools -- After the Stroke -- Lessons in Prayer -- The Power of Prayer -- The School of Prayer -- REPENTANCE -- Trouble in the School Yard -- Pinocchio Becomes a Boy -- John the Baptizer -- A Message for the Miners -- May One Be Pardoned and Retain th' Offense? -- A Psalm of Repentance -- A Blissful Transformation -- The Results of Repentance -- THANKFULNESS -- The Creation -- Casey the Greedy Young Cowboy -- Ten Poor Lepers -- We Thank Thee -- What God Gives -- With Thanksgiving -- Robinson Crusoe Counts His Blessings -- A Psalm of Minor Miracles -- Sermon to the Birds -- Murder in the Cathedral -- Prevailing Prayer -- RELATIONAL VALUES -- COMPASSION -- The Real Treasure -- The Good Samaritan -- Ninepence for a Baby -- Hearts and Hands -- Alexander's Leadership -- The Doctor and the Street Children -- The Dream -- The Quality of Mercy -- Who Is So Low -- FORGIVENESS -- Sir Humphrey's Honeystands -- The Forgiving Father -- A Quarrel Between Sisters -- Jacob Seeks Peace -- An Act of the Will -- The Squint-Eyed Preacher -- Self-Righteousness -- FRIENDLINESS -- A Lion and a Mouse -- Along the Yellow Brick Road -- To My Daughter -- A Rift in a Friendship -- The Best Treasure -- Spring Cleaning -- Keeping Friends -- Friday's Devotion -- Signs of Friendship -- Thou Half of My Soul -- HONESTY -- Ananias -- Max and the Big Fat Lie -- Monday Morning -- You Are the Man -- The Shepherd's Boy and the Wolf -- Dad, Did You Ever Cheat? -- A Secret Agony -- KINDNESS -- Mary's Lamb -- Androcles and the Lion -- A New Home -- Entertaining Angels -- The Wind and the Sun -- Receive Him as Your Own -- Words Children Like to Hear -- If I Can Stop One Heat from Beaking -- Prayer of St. Francis -- Part of the Family -- The Grim Reaper -- Sharing the Harvest -- Every Soul That Touches Yours -- Kindness is a Choice -- LOVE -- The Lamb -- A Country Wedding -- Ruth Finds a New home -- The Greatness of Love -- Promises Made -- In-Spite-of Love -- What Is Love? -- Reverence for motherhood -- On Love -- the Parson's Tale -- I Never Knew a Night So Black -- A Love for Children -- When the Heat Is Full of Love -- Not Justice, But Love -- Love Thyself Last -- What Would Jesus Do? -- Wild Thou Love God? -- UNSELFISHNESS -- The Dog and His Shadow -- The Dog in the Manger -- Uncle Alphonso and the Geedy Green Dinosaurs -- We Give Thee but Thine Own -- The Poor Man and he Rich Man -- I Shall Not Pass Again This Way -- Love Your Live -- Lend a Hand -- Dr. Chestnut's Gift -- The Sacrifice -- Greater Love Hath No Man -- Acknowledgements -- Index.