Bible Reading: Matthew 9:9-13; 2 Corinthians 5:17 Brooklyn put the pencil down. Other than a couple scribbles, the page was blank. She sighed. Tuesday seemed like weeks ago. It was the day she did something she never thought she would do. Brooklyn picked up the paper and looked at it again. It’s like my life,… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Matthew 5:43-48; Romans 12:14-18 The moment he saw the basketball roll off the nearby court, Boris Halligan snatched it, kicked it over the fence, and walked away. “Blam!” he yelled at Jordan and the other players. “Stupid game for stupid sheep!” When school finally ended that day, Jordan headed home, thankful it was… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Psalm 119:92-103; John 6:35 Jason watched as a chipmunk in the bird feeder stuffed sunflower seeds into his cheeks. Then he climbed down the post and dashed away. Moments later he returned with his mouth empty. “How could he have eaten so much so quickly?” Jason asked his dad. “He’s not eating the… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Psalm 8 Derin laughed and tickled harder as Moji’s baby sister giggled with delight. “Lola is so cute!” she said. “Yeah, yeah.” Moji yawned and rubbed a hand over her eyes. “I’m sick of everyone going on about how cute Lola is. They don’t hear her screaming the house down or have to… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Psalm 139:1-18; Romans 8:14-17 Petra stared at the sparkling chandelier on her ceiling and blinked back tears of frustration. Nothing was going right at school this month. Everything she tried just seemed to fail—drama class, dance, swimming. Even though she was working really hard in her classes, Petra was still struggling with her… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Leviticus 5:15-16; 6:4-5; Luke 19:1-10 “Please forgive me, Lord,” prayed Mateo one night at bedtime. “I didn’t mean to run into Mrs. Allen’s fence this afternoon. Though I guess I shouldn’t have been cutting across her lawn, since she told me not to do that. I won’t do it again. Please forgive me… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Romans 3:23-24; Ephesians 2:4-9 “I’m home, Mom,” Tiwa shouted, bursting into the apartment after school. She stopped suddenly when she saw tears pouring down her mom’s face. Crumpled letters, folders, and papers were strewn around her on the table. “Mom, what is it?” Tiwa asked. “Why are you crying? We don’t need to… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Matthew 7:24-27 Jamie stacked one block on top of another. They wobbled, then crashed to the ground. He picked them up and tried again, carefully lining them up as he stacked them. He was able to add a couple more blocks this time before the tower tumbled over. “I can’t do this!” Jamie… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Psalm 46:1-3 Jasmine sat by the window, staring out at the rain falling from the sky. She was supposed to be having a birthday party outside with her friends, but thanks to the rain, that had to be canceled. Her parents’ house wasn’t large enough for all her friends. She let out a… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Romans 12:16-21 “What is wrong with this thing?” Morgan exclaimed. “These numbers won’t balance. Tomorrow when I turn in the treasurer’s report for our club, everyone will think I’m dumb—and Kimberly will be so happy!” “Why would a mistake in your report make her happy?” asked Dad. “I thought you two were good… Continue Reading…