Books published by publisher Sword of the Lord

Matthew was so sad that his eyes wanted to cry. "Being short is a big problem," he said to his grandmother. Grandma Ruth gave him a big hug. Then she told him the story of a man in the Bible who had the same problem as Matthew. His name was Zacchaeus. "Being short helped him to meet the best Friend in all the world," she said. "How'd that happen?" Matthew asked. "Zacchaeus was a very rich man. One day he was collecting tax money...he decided he needed to grow tall real quick!" Read "Short People Need Tall Trees" and learn what strange and wonderful things happened to Zacchaeus because he was short.

Danny Orlis makes friends with a couple of new kids named Tip and Trixie Blanshard, who have not been well received becasue of the rumors about the reason their father came to the inlet. Danny has reservations himself, but he wants to do a good job of representing Christ. As Danny leads them in exploring the islands, they come across a forest fire tht is just starting. They are able to get it put out, but there doesn't seem to be a good explanation for why it started in the first place. Then Mr. Blanshard has a strange accident and another fire starts and the mystery deepens. An Indian chief friend invites them to a powwow so they can look for clues to the strange happenings. Danny and his friends not only find who is setting the fires, but they get a chance to rescue one of the men from his own fire and tell him about his need of Jesus. Danny also learns a lesson about believing rumors.

Matthew was so sad that his eyes wanted to cry. "Being short is a big problem," he said to his grandmother. Grandma Ruth gave him a big hug. Then she told him the story of a man in the Bible who had the same problem as Matthew. His name was Zacchaeus. "Being short helped him to meet the best Friend in all the world," she said. "How'd that happen?" Matthew asked. "Zacchaeus was a very rich man. One day he was collecting tax money...he decided he needed to grow tall real quick!" Read "Short People Need Tall Trees" and learn what strange and wonderful things happened to Zacchaeus because he was short.

Danny Orlis and his friends are helping Danny's dad with a hunting expedition. One of the hunters doesn't follow instructions and appears to be lost. While searching for him, Danny finds evidence of illegal hunting. As the boys determine to find out who has been threatening the game population, they find themselves trapped by the criminals. Trusting God and doing the Christ-like thing brings another opportunity for Danny to bear fruit for the Saviour.

Danny Orlis has finished the highest grade level at the Angle Inlet school, and now he will be going away to attend high school. He plans to live with his uncle in Colorado and go to school there, but just before leaving he learns that the relatives with who he will be living are not Christians. When the plane he is traveling on has its radio signal jammed while flying through the mountains, Danny learns a lesson about how dangerous "harmless" violations of the law can be. For the first time in his life, Danny is not surrounded by a Christian family. Now having a devotional time with the Lord is entirely up to him. He also has the job of being a consistent testimony for the Lord when those around him are hostile to his witness. But his greatest test comes when his cousin gets into serious trouble and Danny is the only one who can help him--but only if he lies! Can he do what is right regardless of the cost? Or would the cost be greater is he tried to fix the situation himself by disobeying God? Danny learns how quickly a compromising Christian loses influence and how important a consistent testimony is.