Translation of: A kick in the pants / Jack Popjes ; Orlando, FL : Wycliffe Bible Translators, Inc., 2008.

English contents : A kick in the pants -- Killing the dream with love -- The sure bet -- Jesus and the giant scissors -- The atheist who pickedthe right target -- Dances in underwear -- Got huge problems, ask kids to pray -- Love people, use things -- Polishing all the facets -- What about me? -- This will happen -- What captivates clobbers what is common -- What the recruiter didn't tell me -- Skinny pancakes, the love story -- Sacrificing our most valuable commodity -- Western cultures individualism reflects satan -- The essential tool not even God can do without -- In praise of single women missionaries -- The case of the misprepared teacher -- Mothers buy a better future -- We can't all be foreign missionaries, but ... -- An unlikely encourager -- It's okay to be rich -- Unspoken and unintended messages from fathers -- Bad death, good result -- Fooling ourselves : tap, tap, tap -- Taking on the United Nations -- Contempt for a Holy Book -- Thirst -- It's to die for -- Short term missions : must dos for success -- Better than an enamel plate -- Frustrated with God -- Worst-case scenario almost -- Mumbling atheists -- From one ditch into the other -- God only knows how much -- Loading the teeter-totter -- If you've never tried money -- The essential ingedient for success -- Discovery Channel canela style -- Peace in the candy aisle -- Me, myself and I -- It never rains but it pours -- The two-handed giver -- Axe head and handle : a vital partnership -- The original code reboot -- Longings indescribable -- I spy with my little eye -- Jesus' birthday present -- Mary's boy child -- Michael, the real Christmas angel -- The main character in the story of my life.