Emphasis Preaching Journal

Each of the club members had borrowed old scrap pieces of lumber, a handful of nails, and appropriate tools from their own garages, basements, and tool sheds. Patrick's backyard had the ideal spot for their projected club building -- between two old maple trees. Pooling their resources, the boys began building what had been a dream of theirs for months.

As the final nail was pounded into place, Jim opened his backpack and produced a hand-lettered sign that would hang over the entrance. It read: For Boys Only.