Bible Reading: John 12:24-26 “We had a spelling contest at school today,” Nate told his mom one afternoon. “I goofed on the word ‘martyr.’ I spelled it m-a-r-t-e-r.” “Do you know what a martyr is?” Mom asked. Nate nodded. “It’s a person who gives their life for what they believe. We learned in Sunday school… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Matthew 11:28-30; Mark 6:30-32 “All right, boys. Turn off that video game and help set the table.” Ethan hit the pause button. “We should be able to beat that level after dinner,” he told Levi as they scooted into the kitchen. Mom was balancing the baby on her hip and stirring a bubbling… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Psalm 103:1-5 Taylor watched as her little sister, Brianna, put her baby doll in its cradle. “Night-night,” Brianna said, covering the doll with a blanket. She set three more dolls on her bed. “One, two, three,” she counted. “That’s how many old I am!” Taylor laughed. “Yes, Brianna, you’re three. You’re so big!”… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Matthew 6:1-4 Hannah and Gabe waited patiently while Mom unlocked the door to their apartment building. After working at the store all day, Mom walked wearily up the stairs. “I sure am tired tonight, and my feet hurt,” she said. “I wish I didn’t have to work on Saturdays. Did you kids have… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: 1 Samuel 20:41-42; Romans 12:10, 15-16 “I.can’t believe Caleb’s actually crying!” Gavin said in disgust. “Why does he have to be such a baby?” He picked up one of the Christmas cookies he had just finished decorating and took a bite. “Caleb’s best friend just moved to another state. They’ve been friends since… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Ephesians 2:4-10 “My Sunday school class is going to have a Christmas party!” Averi told her family on the way home from church. “Miss Weaver asked if I wanted to help with the decorations, and I said I would. I’m going to get pine tree branches, and she’ll tie some bright red ribbons… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Acts 12:1-10 Ashley moved a flower to a new location in the yard and carefully packed dirt around it. She remembered how careful she and Mom had been when they had transplanted flowers earlier. Even so, not all of those had lived, so now they were trying again. “I hope these flowers do… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Psalm 23 “Get up, Logan!” called Grandpa. “The sheep are coming!” Logan instantly jumped out of bed, pulled on his jeans and shirt, and grabbed his tablet. He was visiting his grandparents in Montana and was fascinated to hear about how shepherds led their sheep up into the mountains. “It’s quite a sight… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Psalm 107:1-8 “Alison, would you be willing to share your testimony with the rest of the group next week?” Mr. Hilton asked after the Bible club meeting. “Oh, I don’t know,” Alison said. “I don’t really have anything to share. I mean, when people give testimonies, they tell about all the bad things… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: 1 Corinthians 1:18-21 “I’m glad we bought this,” Rhea said as she and Mom inspected their flea market purchase—a beat-up antique dresser. “It’s old, but I really like it.” “I do too,” Mom said. “And it will be beautiful once we’ve refinished it.” Rhea nodded and began pulling the drawers out to clean… Continue Reading…