Bible Reading: Psalm 19:7-11 “Oh no!” moaned Drake as he looked at the swimming pool. “There’s green stuff in the water!” He and Amaya had the responsibility of putting chemicals into the pool when needed. But they hadn’t done their job. “Now we’ll have to put in extra chemicals to kill all that algae, and… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Isaiah 55:10-12 Tessa decided to go with her mother to visit their elderly neighbor a second time—and several times after that. “Don’t you think we might as well give up?” Tessa asked at last. “I don’t think Mrs. Bennett will ever have any interest in God.” “Don’t forget, being a friend is a… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: 1 Corinthians 15:58; 16:13-14 “Poor Mrs. Bennett,” said Mom. “I think she must be very lonely. She told me last week that all three of her children live across the country with their own families now, so she hardly sees them.” “Is that the old lady who lives on the corner?” asked Tessa…. Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: John 14:1-6 Nate eagerly ripped open the envelope. He took the letter out and quickly looked at the ending. Yep. It ends the same way, he thought, and I can’t get anybody to tell me what it means! Nate had spent a few weeks of his summer vacation in the mountains with his… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Lamentations 3:22-26 I’ll never be happy here, Cassidy thought as she stared out the window at the kids playing next door. Her family had moved far away from their old home for her mom’s job. I’ll never find friends like I had before, she thought sadly. There’s no use even trying. So she… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Isaiah 26:3-4; Philippians 4:6-9 Mom looked around Alicia’s room in admiration. “I still can’t get over how lovely your room looks since we tore down that ugly green wallpaper and repainted the walls.” “I know!” said Alicia. “It sure was a lot of hard work, but now I love how my new room… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Ephesians 6:10-18 “Knox!” Dad knocked on his son’s bedroom door. “Want to go with me on a bike ride?” Knox opened the door in his bathrobe. “Sure,” he said. “Just give me a minute to get dressed. I just got out of the shower.” Soon Knox hurried out to the garage where Dad… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Hebrews 12:22-29 “Look, Dad,” said Nora as she and her father walked along the beach. “That man over there has a sign on a stick. It says, ‘Fear God.’” She frowned. “You always say God is our Father. Aren’t we supposed to love and trust Him?” “Yep,’’ Dad said, “just like you love… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Luke 15:3-7 Luke frantically looked for his newest toy. He had just bought it a few days before after saving up money to get it, and now it was nowhere to be found. He remembered placing it in his backpack, but it wasn’t there now. Are you 100 percent sure that you placed… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Luke 19:1-6 Willow looked out the front window when she heard the doorbell ring. Dannica stood on the front porch. All right! Willow thought. Dannica’s back! The summer’s been so boring without her. Willow raced toward the door—then stopped and stood still. Mom came in from the kitchen just in time to see… Continue Reading…