TOOLS OF THE Bible

Tools of the Bible is a fun and brief discussion of tools, craftsmen, and materials based on a list compiled by the grandfather of author Rich Sanders, Bud Sweatt, and features the tools and materials that Bud used to build many things over the course of his life.  Rich has two reasons for transforming Bud’s list into a book. 

First, he wants to honor his grandfather’s hard work and outstanding craftsmanship that is a part of his legacy in the family even today. 

Second, Rich wants to inspire readers and their families to embrace a deeper relationship with God through reading the Bible and begin to think about tools, craftsmanship, and materials that God provides to all of His children as ways to honor Him, like Bud did.  Rich hopes that he will  inspire readers to pursue a “diligent application of a Bible-driven life” like Bud did. 

Rich's overarching goal in writing this book is to encourage people to develop a closer relationship with God. For people who like tools, he hopes they will read the Bible to learn more about how God’s people used tools to live, work, and glorify Him. For people who like to read the Bible, he hopes that this focus on tools will enhance and deepen their understanding of Holy Scripture from the unique perspective of a carpenter.