Bible Reading: Revelation 22:12-17 “Let’s see who can find the brightest star,” Garrett said to his sister one hot summer evening as they looked up at the starry sky. “The loser has to buy ice cream tomorrow.” “I don’t think you can prove which one is the brightest,” said Eden. But she suddenly pointed to… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: 1 Peter 2:19-25 Before eating her lunch, Aranya bowed her head and closed her eyes to pray. When she opened her eyes, her lunch bag had disappeared. A few kids watched her and snickered. Aranya sighed. “Who has my lunch?” Several kids burst into laughter. “Ask God where your lunch is, Miss Christian,”… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Psalm 46:1-3, 10-11; Isaiah 41:10 As Parker boarded the airplane with his grandmother, he had a lump in his throat. His parents were getting a divorce, and he was going to stay with his grandparents for a while. He felt as dark and gloomy as the day around him—not at all excited about… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Philippians 4:6-9 “Mom!” Eloise shouted from the darkness of her bedroom. Mom ran upstairs to find Eloise hiding under her covers, shaking. “Eloise, what’s wrong? Are you sick?” Mom asked anxiously. “No, I’m not sick. I’m, um, scared,” mumbled Eloise. “What has you so scared, sweetie?” asked Mom. “I don’t want to tell… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Romans 8:35-39; 1 John 4:13-16 SPLASH! Joelle’s brother filled the trench between their two sandcastles with a full bucket of water. “No!” Joelle’s eyes filled with tears. “Now they can’t get to each other!” She jumped to her feet. “Take the water away, Stanley!” Her brother shook his head. “There has to be… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Psalm 8:3-9; Isaiah 49:15 “I have a message for you,” Leo’s mom told him when he came in from playing outside. “Michael called a few minutes ago. He wants you to call him back.” “Michael Burke?” asked Leo in surprise. “I thought he was on vacation.” “No, it was Michael Watson,” said Mom…. Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: John 14:1-6; Revelation 21:1-4 “What are you doing, Mom?” Cami asked as she walked out to the barn. Her mother stood at the open door. “Watching some birds,” said Mom softly. She pointed toward the rafters. Cami stood beside her mother, and together they quietly watched a bird fly into the barn with… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Psalms 19:7-14; 119:132-133 James clenched the arms of the dentist’s chair, hoping Dr. Jones was nearly finished drilling out his cavity. It was a relief when the drill’s buzzing stopped and Dr. Jones checked the tooth. “Are you finished yet?” James asked anxiously. “Almost. Just a little more drilling, James. We want to… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Exodus 3:1-10; 2 Timothy 3:14-16 “We had a Bible story about Moses in my class at church today,” Autumn told her family at dinner. “We learned that God talked to Moses from a burning bush. Our teacher says God still speaks to people.” Wesley jabbed his fork into a potato. “Maybe, but not… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Luke 15:11-24 Grant didn’t mind helping out on his uncle’s farm. Some parts of the job were even fun. But there were a few things his uncle asked him to do that Grant could do without—like taking care of the pigs. “They’re just so messy,” Grant said after helping his uncle feed the… Continue Reading…