3"Have you ever known somebody you'll always remember? Someone who said or did some things that changed you? I don't mean your mom or dad or even a teacher at school. I mean a grownup you only saw every month or two but those times stuck in your head and they'd pop out of nowhere sometimes and make you feel good and strong and happy even if something bad was going on..." And so "Miss Ruby to the Rescue" begins, ten-year-old Owen asking us to remember those who've changed our lives. It's then he lets us listen to Miss Ruby inspire him, her joyful Christian faith gradually leading him to know and trust God, too. Written from the fresh perspective of a fourth grader, each chapter can be shared aloud with family and friends or read quietly alone, young and old alike encouraged to grow in faith and then share it with others. Dr. Lael Atkinson, MDiv, DMin, is a Christian pastoral counselor and writer whose outreach to the unchurched as well as the over-churched is founded on thirty years of service and study. Applying the power of God's Word to programs developed for crisis centers, homeschool gatherings, and church groups, Atkinson's youth-centered approach is widely applicable in these turbulent times. "Let the little children come to Me, and do not forbid them, for of such is the kingdom of God. Assuredly, I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God as a little child will by no means enter it" (Mark 10:14-15).