Bible Reading: Psalm 139:13-16; Romans 5:6-8 “Hey, Amy, wait up!” Amy quickly stuffed the test she was looking at into her backpack as her friend Caley came running up to her. “How did it go today?” Caley asked. Amy shrugged. “Okay, I guess.” “Doesn’t sound okay to me,” Caley said. “What’s going on?” Amy hesitated,… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Psalm 37:1-9 As Jeremy dragged his snow shovel home, the cold air seemed to go right to his bones. Shoveling Mrs. Walker’s driveway and front walk had been a big job—especially since he’d had to do it alone. Jeremy was glad to find that his mom had a cup of hot chocolate waiting… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Proverbs 19:11; Matthew 18:21-22 Cole gathered up his dirty clothes. He put them into a basket and carried it downstairs to the laundry room where his mother was putting detergent into the washer. “My baseball uniform is in here, Mom,” he said. “It got pretty dirty when I slid into home plate.” Cole… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Ephesians 6:13-18 “This knife will barely cut butter!” complained Mom as she struggled to cut slices of roast beef. “Our lunch is going to look like I ripped it apart with my teeth!” Dad laughed. “I’ll take it down to my workshop and sharpen it later.” After lunch, Rachel approached her father. “Dad,… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Isaiah 41:10-13 Ivy looked out the window at her neighbor’s house across the street. Their window was still broken from the break-in the day before. Shattered glass littered the porch. The burglar stole all the Martins’ jewelry, plus a few electronics. The police still hadn’t caught him. What if the burglar came back… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: 1 John 5:1, 9-13 Jordyn’s Sunday school class was enjoying a slumber party at her teacher’s cottage. “Sleep well,” said Mrs. Lee when the girls finally began to settle down. A sleepy-looking bunch of girls assembled around the kitchen table the next morning. “Breakfast is almost ready,” said Mrs. Lee, “so we’ll have… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Proverbs 25:15; 1 Corinthians 3:6-8 “Hey, Dad,” said Bailey one day as she scrolled through a gardening website. “There’s a section in here called ‘Unusual Seeds.’ Can we order some?” “What kind did you have in mind?” asked Dad. “Ginseng,” said Bailey. “Is that okay? This website says it’s so valuable, its dried… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Ephesians 5:15-20 “Hi, Steven.” Startled, Steven glanced up. Seeing his uncle, he quickly turned off his tablet. “Oh, Uncle Todd! I—I didn’t hear you come in.” Uncle Todd raised his brows. “So I noticed. I just stopped by to see if you’d like to go with me to the construction site of the… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Psalm 139:2-10 Nia’s mom was finally letting her get a dog. She was so excited, even though she knew her mom was only letting her get the dog because Nia was sick. But she was still happy to get a pet. On the way home from picking out the little beagle that she… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Psalm 25:1-10 “Watch it!” said Uncle Chris. “Slow down, Margo!” In the back seat, Sean turned to Alana and grinned. When Aunt Samantha asked Uncle Chris to get something from the grocery store, he offered to let Margo drive them there. She’d had a driver’s license only a week, and as she drove,… Continue Reading…