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…

Bible Reading: Psalm 103:10-12 “Mom, how much longer on this airplane?” Danny asked. “I liked seeing our cousins in South Korea, but I feel like we’ve been on this plane forever!” “Let’s look.” Danny’s mom touched the screen in front of her. “It says here we have three more hours to go. Maybe you can… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Proverbs 3:5-6; Romans 8:28 Jake finished taping up the box that held his video games. “What do you think my new school will be like?” he asked Mom. “I’m guessing it will be similar to Wilson, but we’ll have to find out when we get to New Jersey.” Mom smiled and gave him… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Ephesians 4:31-32; James 1:19-27; 4:17 Ramona came down to breakfast with a scowl on her face. Her day was already off to a bad start. Her favorite sweater had a hole in it, and she had forgotten to do her math homework. While she ate her pancakes with blueberry syrup, Mom asked her… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: John 13:34-35 “Where are you headed today?” Mr. Mack asked his young neighbor. “There’s a dog adoption at the park!” said Jesse. “I want a dog, but Mom says she can’t afford to feed another hungry mouth. So I just go play with them.” “I love dogs too,” said Mr. Mack. “They’re great… Continue Reading…