Bible Reading: Psalm 119:103-105 “Aren’t you too old for a night-light?” Brendon’s cousin Ollie smirked at the superhero light. Brendon’s face flushed. “My mom said I can keep it as long as I want.” “Are you afraid of the dark?” Ollie asked. Brendon’s mom called them down for supper just then, and he was glad… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Acts 12:5-7, 11-17 “Mom, can I have this?” asked Tayden. “I found it in the garage.” He held out a flowerpot containing a dry geranium plant. “At school today, we watched a video about a desert that was bare and brown with only a few cactus plants. Then it rained, and when the… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: John 10:27-30; Romans 10:9-11 Aiden ran as fast as he could, trying to catch the piece of paper he dropped as it was carried by the wind all around the parking lot. He finally retrieved it from underneath a car. “Why is that piece of paper so important?” his younger sister Alexa asked…. Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Matthew 5:33-37; 2 Corinthians 1:17-20 Cora grabbed her backpack and lunch box and scurried out the door. Climbing aboard the bus, she thought about the bag of potato chips her mom had packed for her. They were her favorite snack for morning recess. When math ended, Cora grabbed her chips and traipsed out… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Luke 4:1-14 Adam placed the ladder against the garden shed. As he climbed up it, his dad looked up from weeding the garden and hurried over. “Adam! What are you doing up there?” “Practicing!” Adam called back. “I have to jump off the shed roof at school tomorrow, so I want to try… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: James 3:8-14, 17 Liv and her friend Serenity sat down for a snack after school while Liv’s little brother Zeke played with his building blocks on the floor. “Did you see Rachel’s new haircut?” Liv asked her friend as her mom set some cookies on the table. “It looks awful!” “I know!” said… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: 1 Corinthians 15:42-44, 54-57; Revelation 21:1-4 Avani threw herself onto her sister Daya’s bed. “I miss Daya so much,” she sobbed. “I don’t see why God let her die after she got hurt in that car accident. He could have healed her!” Avani’s mother wrapped her arms tightly around her daughter. Mom’s eyes… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Psalm 32:8-9; John 10:1-5, 27-28 “Where’s Molly, Grandpa?” asked Mason. He had come to spend a week with his grandparents, and he loved to play with Molly, their dog. In response, Grandpa took a whistle from his back pocket, put it to his mouth, and blew. “Your whistle must be broken,” said Mason…. Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: John 3:3; 2 Corinthians 5:17; Ephesians 2:8-9 Mrs. Renfro’s Sunday school class gathered around the mesh cage. The chrysalis twitched like kitten whiskers. Excited whispers hushed as the first spiny leg pushed out of the cocoon, and soon the butterfly unfolded from its woven bed and fluttered around the cage. “Look!” squealed Mckenzie…. Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Jeremiah 31:1-3; Romans 5:6-8; 1 John 3:1 Tad heard the familiar voices even before he saw them. The little boys were singing their favorite song again, and it made Tad smile. As he walked up the front path to their house, two little heads with dark brown hair flung open the door. “Hi!”… Continue Reading…