It was early evening and time for the little boy to go to bed. But outside, the sky had turned dark with clouds rolling in, then lightning flashes and a series of explosive thunderous booms. The father tucked his son under the covers and said, "you’ll be all right; just go to sleep now."

The encouragement worked until the next boom of thunder ... then the patter of feet on the floor and a call from the top of the stairs. "Daddy, I’m scared."

The father came upstairs again; he thought that this might be a time and occasion to talk of God, and so came the father’s wise words, "now when you’re scared, just remember God is with you, too. There’s nothing to be scared of."

The encouragement worked until the very next boom of thunder and again, he heard the sound of feet scampering across the …