Bible Reading: Joshua 1:1-9 Haley giggled as she listened to the parrot at the zoo. “Stop! Stop!” the bird squawked. “Why does he do that?” Haley looked up at her grandpa. “Why is he telling us to stop?” “Parrots listen to what people say and copy it. They aren’t coming up with these things on… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Hebrews 1:8-12 “Look at this, Grandpa,” said Jonah. “It almost looks like this stone is rotting away.” Jonah was helping his grandfather in the garden and had found a strange-looking stone, full of tiny holes. “Hey—maybe this is a fossil! I saw a TV show about them.” Grandpa took the stone and looked… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Revelation 3:14-16 “Can I have something cold to drink, Mom?” Violet asked as she came in one hot afternoon. “Sure, but I think ice water is all we have,” said Mom. “We’re even out of milk.” “We have powdered milk though, don’t we? Can I use it to make chocolate milk?” “Good idea.”… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Psalm 139:13-16; Matthew 7:7-12 “Beans! What are you doing?” Samantha’s cat was doing his best to open a bottle of fish food on the counter. “You’re naughty,” Samantha said, scooping up the chubby cat. “Why do you want that so bad anyway? It’s not for you.” As she put Beans down, Samantha caught… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 “Look out below!” Ansel jumped off a stump into the bed of crisp autumn leaves. Amy and Ariel laughed as wide eyes stared at them from the leaf pile. “The leaf pile is alive!” Amy shrieked. “Attack!” The girls flopped into the pile of leaves and tickled their little brother…. Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Hebrews 10:23-25 “Hey, Mom! Do you know this rhyme?” Miles asked from the porch swing. “Here’s the church. Here’s the steeple. Open the door and see all the people.” Miles showed her the hand motions that went along with the words. Mom laughed. “That’s an old one, Miles, but I still like it…. Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Philippians 2:12-13; 2 Peter 1:3-4 “Mom! Pepper sharpened his claws on the couch again!” called Emma as she and her friend Olivia went into the living room to play a game. “Oh no!” Mom exclaimed, coming in and inspecting the couch. “We’re going to have to get that cat a scratching post.” “When… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Colossians 3:12-15 Ana felt her face burn with embarrassment and anger. Out of the corner of her eye, she could see Conner and Amos looking at her and laughing. “All those freckles,” she heard Amos whisper, and then they laughed again. “Amos! Conner!” Mrs. Bootsma spoke sternly. “Settle down!” At recess time, Ana… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Philippians 4:4-7 “I.don’t know why I agreed to play my guitar in the school concert,” Jude said at the dinner table. “I’m really scared about performing in front of so many people!” “Hmm…I remember another time you were really scared,” Mom replied. “That was the first time you had a toothache and had… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Psalm 31:1-3, 14-15 “I.think we made a big mistake coming here,” Kate told her dad. “Everything’s so different. Are you sure we shouldn’t have stayed where we were?” Dad smiled. “I’m sure,” he said. “After praying a lot about it, Mom and I both sensed it was time to move on to a… Continue Reading…