Practical pointers from Drover, Moses, and all the rest

Drover is not one of those dogs that roam the community. There is a powerful force that keeps him close to home. That force is his own selfishness. He lives in fear that his owner might pet Moses the cat. If there is any head to be scratched or ears to be ruffled, Drover wants to be sure they belong to him.

This collection of short stories draws life lessons from the antics of dogs, cats, and other familiar creatures, applying Biblical truths in a lively and engaging format that children, young people, and adults will love. Each bite-size devotional takes only a few minutes to read, yet delivers a thoughtful observation about God or human nature that's worth pondering all day.

Table of contents

• Foreword
  All Things Bright and Beautiful

Drover and Moses

• Desirous Drover (Psalm 107:1-16)
• Domineering Drover (Acts 9:10-31)
  More Love to Thee
• Driven Drover (Revelation 4)
  I Have Decided to Follow Jesus
• Dancing Drover (2 Corinthians 4:6-18)
  A Joyful Song
• Moses and Sam (2 Corinthians 11:16-33)
  It Is Well with My Soul
• Multitasking Moses (Psalm 63:1-6, Psalm 119:145-153)
• A Predictable Pair (Daniel 6:1-23)
• Defensive Drover (Joshua 22:10-34)
  Is Your Life a Channel of Blessing?
• Disgusting Drover (2 Peter 2)
  Are You Washed in the Blood?
• Merciless Moses (Matthew 18:21-35)
  There's a Wideness in God's Mercy
• Disciplined Drover (Romans 8:1-4)
  Yield Not to Temptation
• Dependable Drover (Ezekiel 33:1-20)
  A Charge to Keep I Have
• Deaf Drover (1 Kings 13:7-25)
• Dumb Drover (Esther 6:1-13)
• Moses the Mouser (Revelation 12)
  Under His Wings
• Moses in Conflict (2 Kings 6:8-23)
  How Sweet, How Heavenly
• Distracted Drover (Luke 9:57-62)
  Higher Ground
• Disillusioned Drover (2 Samuel 12:1-14)
  While the Days Are Going By
• Moses Makes Tracks (Hebrews 10:23-39)
• Scratching Fleas (Romans 7:14-8:6)
• Dentulous Drover (Galatians 5)
  Let Him Have His Way with Thee
• Desperate Drover (Ecclesiastes 7)
  I Need Thee Every Hour
• Moses Makes Do (1 Timothy 6)
  Be Not Dismayed Whate'er Betide
• Moses and the Marauder (Genesis 3)
  My Faith Looks Up to Thee
• Derelict Drover (Isaiah 62:1-12)
• Drover's Discomfort (Matthew 7:1-5)
• Drover's Dermis (2 Timothy 4)
• Undeserving Drover (Luke 17:1-9)
• Pets on the Porch (Psalm 90)
• Drover in Death (Ecclesiastes 3)

Other Cats & Dogs

• The Blame Game (1 Corinthians 13:4-7)
• Stretching Sam (Psalm 42, Psalm 43)
  Awake, My Soul, Stretch Every Nerve
• Driver to Trust (Psalm 37:1-20)
  I Am Trusting Thee, Lord Jesus
• Smokey (Numbers 22:1-22)
  Prince of Peace! Control My Will
• Reactionary or Responsive (John 13:1-17)
• Cost-Benefit Ratio (Luke 6:20-38)
• Protecting the Innocent (Judges 13)
• Discerning the Danger (Proverbs 22)
• The Careless Are Crushed (Luke 16:19-31)
  If Thou But Suffer God to Guide Thee
• Wooing the Wrathful (Romans 12)
  Come, Ye Sinners
• High Ground (Philippians 2:1-30)
• Middle Ground (Deuteronomy 30:10-20)
• Common Ground (Acts 17:16-31)
  Blest Be the Tie That Binds
• In from the Cold (Mark 2:1-17)
  Rescue the Perishing
• Pepper's Philosophy (Esther 3)
  None of Self and All of Thee
• Pepper's Dilemma (1 Samuel 17:2-31)
• The Profile of a Hypocrite (Romans 2:1-16)
• Remember to Look Up (Joshua 7)
  Prepare to Meet Thy God
• The Harshness of Love (Revelation 19:11-21)
• The Skill of Listening (Nehemiah 8)
• What Amiga Cannot See (Genesis 1)
  Can You Count the Stars?
• The Language of Barking (Acts 19:23-41)
• The Language of Sniffing (Acts 9)
• The Language of Growling (1 Samuel 20:24-34)
  Angry Words
• The Language of Purring (2 Corinthians 1)
  Wonderful Words of Life

Other Animals, Birds & Insects

• Invaders (Acts 5:1-16)
• Food Chain (Luke 9:1-17)
• How to Take a Dust Bath (James 3:1-18)
• King Rooster (Proverbs 16:1-19)
  O Master, Let Me Walk with Thee
• The Man and the Mosquito (Hebrews 9)
  I Gave My Life for Thee
• Wee Winged Warriors (1 Samuel 25:2-25, 32-35)
• Takers and Givers (Matthew 10:1-16)
• The Bee (Genesis 45:1-15, 50:15-20)
  Sweet Will of God
• The Disciplinarian (Luke 9:51-56)
  God, Give Us Christian Homes
• Beautiful Boundaries (Proverbs 6:20-35)
• Prick Up Your Ears (Psalm 34)
• The Presumptuous Possum (1 Samuel 21)
  I Feel Like Traveling On
• Blinders (Proverbs 5)
  Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah
• Nest Building (Matthew 6:19-34)
  Dear Lord and Father of Mankind
• Who Owns the Barn? (Psalm 50)
• The Language of Crowing (1 Kings 20:1-21)
• The Language of Hens (Proverbs 15:1-15)
• The Language of Hooting (2 Kings 9:-25)
• Dreading What's Ahead (Psalm 131)
  Trust and Obey

Nature Settings

• The Maple and the Vine (2 Corinthians 6:14-18)
• The Language of the Sunrise (Revelation 21)
  This Is My Father's World
• Save Our Planet (Hebrews 1)
• A Slimy Lesson (James 4:1-17)
• God of the Universe (Luke 8:22-39)
  A Shelter in the Time of Storm
• The Leaning Pine (Matthew 25:31-46)
  Is My Name Written There?

• Song Index