Bible Reading: Psalm 100; Hebrews 10:24-25 Axel had asked a simple enough question, but Ryker was stumped for an answer. “Why do I always go to church?” Ryker repeated, stalling for time to think of a good answer to give his friend. “Yeah.” Axel sounded like he really wanted to know. “Why do you and… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Proverbs 15:1 Zintle’s dad poked at the fire with a stick. The flames had settled, leaving a hot glow on the coals. “Zintle, our fire is ready. Go fetch the meat from your mom in the kitchen.” Zintle rolled her eyes. “Stepmom.” She kicked a stone on the ground. “I’m not talking to… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Psalm 145:1-13; Isaiah 55:8-9 “Mom?” Zane came into his mother’s office with his friend Tomás. “Can Tomás stay the night? We’re doing a report on Abraham Lincoln and need to work on it some more.” “Sure,” said Mom, “if it’s okay with his parents, and if he doesn’t mind going to church with… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Genesis 3:1-13; Hebrews 10:19-22 “Come out, come out, wherever you are!” yelled Dad. Maddie giggled happily as her dad missed her hiding spot in the bushes. He looked high in the trees and under the deck, and he even started looking in the house for her. “Have you seen Maddie?” he asked Mom…. Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Romans 5:3-5 “Nearly there, Liam,” Dad said one glorious Saturday morning as they climbed up the steep hill toward Redcap Park. Liam followed Dad, treading carefully. They had been walking a few miles uphill already. “How much is nearly there?” he huffed as he took a sip of water. “Not long,” said Dad…. Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Deuteronomy 18:10-12; Matthew 6:25-34 “Where are we going, Dad?” asked Collin as his father turned a corner. “Wait and see,” Dad said with a wink. “Psychic Readings,” Collin read aloud as they drove past a sign on a nearby building. “Have your fortune told here.” “I’d like to know the future,” said sixteen-year-old… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Galatians 5:22-25 “I. got a V!” Marley yelled as a van with a bumper sticker on the back passed their car. “See—that bumper sticker says, ‘Visualize world peace.’” She crossed the letter V off her sheet of paper. On vacation with their dad, Marley and her brother, Gabe, were playing a game to… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Romans 8:28-32 Talia and Malik grinned at each other as their family rode the elevator to the observation deck of the Willis Tower, the tallest building in Chicago. Their ears popped as they whizzed past floor after floor, going higher and higher. When they got off the elevator, they ran to the window… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Romans 6:11-14; 1 John 1:7-9 “Thanks for helping me with this,” Mom said after she and Everly had finished dusting and vacuuming the living room. “It sure looks a lot better in here now.” Everly smiled and glanced around the newly cleaned room. The sun shone brightly through the window. “Oh no!” she… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: John 10:7-10 Devon frowned at his friend Amir. “You really believe there’s only one way to heaven?” he asked. “My mom says there are lots of people following different ways to get there. She says anybody who does what they sincerely believe is right will go to heaven. Like…some people practice Buddhism. If… Continue Reading…