Bible Reading: Romans 12:6-8; 1 Peter 4:10-11 Brendan stared at the rain pouring down outside his living room window. “Something on your mind, son?” asked Dad. “I’m just thinking about spiritual gifts. I don’t think I have one,” Brendan said. “Hmm,” Dad said thoughtfully. “Well, think about things that give you energy and joy. What… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Hebrews 4:14-16 Asher put a quarter into the gumball machine at the grocery store. The colorful balls in the machine shifted around. Then Asher heard a plunk as a yellow gumball fell into the slot. Asher picked it up, popped it into his mouth, and walked with his mom to their car. On… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Hebrews 2:10-12 “Look out!” Caroline ducked as a football sailed over her head. Her older cousin Jacob ran past to retrieve the ball. “Sorry about that,” he said as he scooped it up. Caroline laughed. “No problem. It missed me!” “Want to join us?” asked Jacob as he turned to resume his game… Continue Reading…

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…