Bible Reading: John 14:26; 16:7-13 “I can stay till four-thirty,” Wren told Sara as she looked at her wristwatch. “It’s only three twenty-five, so we have over an hour.” “Good!” Sara grinned. “That’s a cool watch you’ve got.” “Yeah,” said Wren. “My grandma gave it to me for my birthday.” “Well, what should we do?”… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: John 3:16; 17:2-4; Romans 10:9 “I’m home,” Miguel said, coming through the door carrying a tote bag. “How was church today?” Grandma asked. “It was good. I liked visiting Oscar’s church, but I’ll be glad when you’re well enough to take me to our church again, Grandma.” “Me too. I’ll be better soon… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: 1 Corinthians 2:9; 13:9-12 Seth and his parents laughed as they watched Seth’s five-year-old brother ride his new bicycle full speed up and down the driveway. The training wheels rattled as Camden tried to imitate a motorcycle rider. He wore his helmet and a pair of ski goggles. “Camden, it’s getting dark,” said… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: 1 Corinthians 12:12-27 “That’s it! I’m never ever going back to choir again,” Savannah sobbed when Grandpa collected her from church. “It was so embarrassing. I was told off for joking around and distracting everyone with my loud, off-key singing.” Savannah sniffed. “But the truth is, I wasn’t joking around. Why didn’t God… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Ecclesiastes 4:9-12; Philippians 2:1-2 “I don’t think I’m going to church tomorrow,” Bryce said. He was lying on the floor in front of the fireplace, watching the flames shoot up toward the chimney. He glanced at his dad to see what his reaction would be. Dad closed his laptop. “Why is that? We… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Mark 10:46-52 Destiny and her sister Mazie bounced excitedly at the ticket booth. Mom had been teaching them all month about different sea animals. Now they were taking a field trip to the aquarium to see the animals they had been learning about. When they entered the aquarium, Destiny pointed to a sign… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Colossians 1:12-16, 19-22; 1 Peter 1:18-19 “There’s a video game I want, but I don’t have enough money,” Graham told his friend Tobias. “I wish I could think of a way to make some extra cash.” “Why not sell me the tires from your old bike?” said Tobias. “I told you I wanted… Continue Reading…

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…