Bruised reeds and smoldering wicks -- Not guilty overcoming shame -- Don't miss the party the dungeon of the bitter -- When you and your kin can't dealing with difficult relatives -- It's all right to dream again facing discouragement -- Sour milk overcoming a bad attitude -- A crazy hunch and a high hope genuine gestures of faith -- Forever young how to love growing old -- Read the story when others let you down : the power of a timid prayer when you wonder if your prayers matter -- Bright lights on dark nights when you are out of choices -- The hardest thing god ever did understanding god's priority -- What only God can do when you're trapped by legalism -- Galilean grace when you let god down -- The tenderness of God when you wonder if god cares -- The madman turned missionary when you encounter evil -- Seeing the unseen when you are afraid of the future -- Joseph's prayer when you're confused by God's actions -- The grave fact understanding death -- Listless Christianity when being good is not enough -- The stone mover's gallery.