Smashed Tomatoes, Bottle Rockets: ...and Other Outdoor Devotionals You Can Do With Your Kids

by Tim Shoemaker

Smashed Tomatoes, Bottle Rockets —Tim Shoemaker knows kids—and he knows dads! The premise for this book hinges on the assumption that many dads—like the author—have a little spot in their hearts exclusively reserved for harboring guilt about family devotions! They know they should have them. Most try it. Many crash and burn. All it takes is seeing a bored look on a child's face or uncontrollable wiggling and fidgeting, and most dads will live with the guilt of giving up rather than put up with the frustration. Creative devotions for dads to do at home with his children.

176 pages, Paperback

First published February 1, 2001

About the author

Tim Shoemaker is a speaker and author of eight books, including Dangerous Devotions for Guys; Smashed Tomatoes, Bottle Rockets, and Other Outdoor Devotionals; and Mashed Potatoes, Paint Balls, and Other Indoor/Outdoor Devotionals. He has three grown sons and has been happily married for over 32 years. His debut into the juvenile fiction market draws from his experience with kids as a volunteer youth leader for more than sixteen years.

Reviews

[Chris Huff]

I have three of Shoemaker's family devotional resource books, and I have the same opinion about all of them: they're great.

I got to talk with Tim Shoemaker at a conference in which he was one of the presenters. His presentation is what convinced me to buy all of the resources he had available that day, which included this one. Tim demonstrated many attention-grabbing object lessons, and I've used many of them both with my family and as I lead Bible studies at church.

My only critique is how the material is organized. I found that whenever I wanted to choose a devotional out of this book, I'd have to skim pretty much every chapter in order to find one that I could do. Some of the lessons require advanced planning. Some require purchasing specific items. Some can pretty much be done just by picking up the book and jumping right into the devotional. If the book was organized in such a way that it made clear (maybe in an index or table of contents) what kind of resources were needed for each lesson, it would be immensely more user-friendly.

Even still, they are great resources and I highly recommend them!