Bible Reading: Ephesians 6:18-20 A hairy body landed with a thump on the bed beside Eden, barking furiously. “Be quiet, Daisy,” murmured Eden sleepily. Daisy barked again. Annoyed, Eden pushed the dog away. “Leave me alone!” Daisy bounded off the bed and ran out of the room. Suddenly…THUMP! Daisy returned and pounced on Eden, dashed… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Proverbs 3:13-15; 9:10 When Malik got home from school, he plopped down on the couch and eagerly turned on the TV to watch the next episode of a show called “Treasures of the Deep.” It was about the discovery of treasures found in the sea, and Malik loved to imagine what it would… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: John 11:32-36; Revelation 21:1-4 Avery looked around with tears in her eyes. Everything still felt surreal. How could this be happening? “Oh, sweetheart,” her aunt whispered as she hugged her, “I want you to know that he loved you.” Avery couldn’t believe she was at her uncle’s funeral. He had been so young… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: 1 Corinthians 13:1-7 “Bye, Naomi! See you tomorrow,” Paige called as she got into her mom’s car after school. “And congratulations on getting the lead in the play.” As soon as she shut the car door, Paige muttered, “I can’t stand that girl! She’s such a snob.” “Paige!” exclaimed her mom. “From what… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Psalm 37:3-7 “Hey, Mom, look!” Paisley held up a carton of milk. “Ryan and I were going to have a glass of milk, but it’s partly frozen!” “That’s odd,” said Mom, peering into the refrigerator. “Uh-oh! We have a problem. Other things are frozen too.” “Should we move the refrigerator out from the… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: 2 Timothy 2:15; 2 Peter 3:14-18 “Dad, there’s something I’ve been wondering about,” Lincoln said as he began fitting pieces of his new model plane together. “When I was at Brandon’s house, I overheard his dad telling his mom about a man who is really mean to his wife and kids. This guy… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Romans 12:1-2, 9-21 When the bell rang, Quinn was happy the school day was over. “See you tomorrow,” she called to several friends as she hopped on her bike. As she pedaled along, she thought about her day and what she’d do later that evening. Almost before she knew it, she reached the… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: 1 John 3:1-3 Kya never meant to break Dad’s trophy. It sparkled on the shelf, a reminder of Dad’s football days. When Dad said, “Don’t run in the house,” Kya didn’t think about his trophy. She and her cousin Danny had only wanted to race. Now they stared at the broken trophy on… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: John 14:6; Acts 16:25-34 “Sure you don’t want to come along to pick up Grandma from her appointment?” asked Riley’s grandfather as he turned the car into the driveway. Riley shook his head. He planned to enjoy a glass of milk and some of Grandma’s cookies while he waited. “Okay,” said Grandpa. He… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Psalm 118:24-29; 122:1 “Roman! I told you to get up twenty minutes ago. Now hurry!” Roman’s mom said from the doorway of his room. “We’ll be leaving for church soon!” Roman sleepily opened his eyes. It was so hard to get up in the morning! He put one foot on the floor, then… Continue Reading…