Bible Reading: John 15:9-15 “Amen,” whispered Grandma after Aspen knelt at her side and asked Jesus to be her Savior. “Now you’ll always have a friend close beside you,” said Grandma, giving Aspen a warm hug. “You won’t see Him, but He is real and He’s right there with you. Talk to Him every day,… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Psalm 121 Stella nervously clasped her hands together as the plane taxied down the runway. She had been excited when her parents said she and Brayden could fly by themselves to see their grandmother. But now Stella was nervous. She looked at her brother, who was eagerly watching the ground rush by. After… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: 2 Corinthians 5:1-2, 6-9 The long procession of cars moved slowly from the school auditorium to the little country cemetery. When they arrived there, Evelyn stood between her parents, holding a damp, wadded tissue. She struggled to keep her tears from overflowing again as some final words were spoken. “Today we mourn the… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Isaiah 64:4-8; Ephesians 2:10 Cecilia walked beside her mother on the way to an open house at her sister Kaylynn’s school. “How will we find Kaylynn?” asked Cecilia. “She said she’d be in her pottery class,” answered Mom, “and she gave me directions to get to it.” They soon found the place where… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Romans 3:9-12, 21-23 Koen stood next to the wall, holding himself as straight as possible. His father made a chalk mark just above his head. When Koen stepped aside, Dad began to measure the distance from the floor to the mark. “Let me do it,” pleaded Brock, Koen’s little brother. Brock was studying… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: James 3:1-12 Kaylee threw down her phone and fell back on her bed. I can’t believe Emma isn’t inviting me to her party. I thought we were friends! Just then Mom walked into her room. “Kaylee, please make your bed and take your laundry basket to the laundry room.” Kaylee groaned. “I don’t… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Luke 10:25-37 Daniel usually loved going to science club at the library. Since he was homeschooled, it was fun meeting other kids his age and getting to learn with them. But lately, Daniel had been coming home from science club feeling down and irritated. “Daniel, what’s going on?” Mom asked when she picked… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: 1 Corinthians 10:31-33; Philippians 2:5-8 Dawson scowled as he climbed into the car after basketball practice. “What’s wrong, Dawson?” Mom asked. “Did your practice not go well?” “No!” Dawson responded. “We split into teams for a practice game, and my team won by four, and I scored twenty-eight points! But instead of congratulating… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Psalm 62:5-8; Philippians 4:6-7 Thiago wriggled into the little thicket of shrubs behind the garage. It was his own special hiding place where he always went when he was feeling unhappy and wanted to be alone. Today he felt bad because he’d missed a ball in the ninth inning of his baseball game,… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Ephesians 5:1-2, 8-10 “You and Dad are coming to my band concert tonight, right?” Zane asked at breakfast one day. “I’ve been practicing so much, I think I know our pieces backwards! And I get to play a special number with a smaller group—a brass ensemble.” “We’ll be there,” Mom assured him. “We… Continue Reading…