Bible Reading: Luke 14:16-24 “So are you coming with me to our church youth retreat next weekend?” Molly asked her friend Addison one day. “No, my parents are going to the college football game,” replied Addison. “I think I’ll go with them.” Molly frowned. “But everyone’s going on the youth retreat. It’ll be so much… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Psalms 25:4-5; 143:5-8 Liliana let out a long sigh as she closed her four-year-old sister’s bedroom door. “Whew! I went in to say goodnight to Emma while Mom was getting her ready for bed, but I barely even got to say it! Emma was talking non-stop.” Liliana’s brother Milo laughed. “Whenever I talk… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Psalm 19:7-11; John 14:26 Lydia ran into the house waving a paper she’d brought from school. “Guess what? Miss Peterson gave us an assignment to do!” she said, out of breath with excitement. “Her projects are always so much fun!” Mom smiled. She was used to hearing about Miss Peterson. Lydia liked her… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Ephesians 4:17-24, 32 Diego watched as Lucas walked around the picnic table on stilts and then jumped to the ground. “Wanna try?” asked Lucas. He held the stilts while his cousin climbed up on the picnic table to get on them. “You have to use your arms to help your legs take steps,”… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Matthew 25:34-40; James 2:14-17 “Dad, can you pass the gravy, please?” said Noelle as she plopped a heaping serving of mashed potatoes on her plate. Mashed potatoes and gravy were one of her favorite side dishes, along with pumpkin pie, which was also on the table. Dad handed her the white pitcher. “You… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Psalm 8 “My church is having a picnic in the park on Saturday,” Caleb told his new neighbor as the boys worked on making a kite together. “Wanna come? There will be food and games, and you can meet some of the kids I go to church with.” “Nah,” replied Arjun, tying the… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Job 23:8-10; Romans 8:28 Soren quietly stepped onto the back porch where his grandpa was enjoying the sunshine. He watched as Grandpa began to shape the mustache of the wooden cowboy in his hands with his favorite knife. “Carving again, Grandpa?” Soren asked. Grandpa looked up and smiled. “Good to see you, Soren…. Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Psalm 139:1-5, 23-24 Lincoln woke up early, dressed quickly, and hurried down to eat breakfast. This was the big day he’d been looking forward to—his family was going to the county fair. When they arrived at the fair, Lincoln went to look at all the horses, cows, and other show animals. He rode… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18; Revelation 21:4 Whenever Gabriella visited her grandparents, Grandma usually called her into the kitchen to help prepare a snack. But Grandma didn’t call her today. Gabriella sighed as she rocked slowly in her grandmother’s favorite chair. “How’s school going?” asked Grandpa. “Okay.” Gabriella looked at the wall where a picture… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Isaiah 41:10; John 10:27-30; Ephesians 6:10-13 Riley watched the smooth, tranquil surface of the water as she and her grandfather drifted across the lake in his boat. Suddenly, twenty or thirty fish leaped out of the water all around Riley, a cauldron of boiling activity. Riley was terrified. What unseen enemy could be… Continue Reading…