Bible Reading: PROVERBS 4:18-27 Micah looked at the pile of bricks his dad was going to use to make a walkway from the front door to the driveway. “Mom, since it’s Dad’s birthday tomorrow, can I surprise him and make the brick walk before he gets home?” Micah asked eagerly. Mom smiled. “You can try… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: 2 CORINTHIANS 1:3-7 “I don’t feel good,” Naomi told her best friend Jessa at recess time. “I’m going to see if I can go to the office and call my mom to come get me.” After talking with her teacher, the call was made. “Get better soon, and I’ll see you tomorrow,” said… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: GALATIANS 6:9-10; 2 TIMOTHY 2:3-7 “I’ll never get this map to look like Canada!” Rory said, shoving her half-completed project aside. “I’m supposed to have this done by tomorrow, and I’m not even halfway through yet. I might as well quit!” “Come on, Rory. Is that what they teach you at school—to quit… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: JOHN 3:1-3, 14-16 “I…I want Jesus to be my Savior, Pastor Holden,” Cameron said when he went forward at the close of the children’s program at church. Pastor Holden smiled at Cameron. “I’m glad you want to make sure you know the Lord. I remember you came forward one night about a year… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: ACTS 5:12-16; 12:6-11 Landon slammed his book shut. “This is the most boring book I have ever read!” he declared. “I like books that have lots of action.” “Well, then you should read this,” said Mom. She held up a Bible. Landon frowned. “To tell you the truth, I think the Bible’s kinda… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: EPHESIANS 4:1-3 Great-aunt Louisa gave Lily a hug at the family reunion. “You’re the spittin’ image of your mother,” the elderly woman told her. Lily tried to smile, but she was getting very tired of hearing remarks like that. All morning people had been saying them. This family reunion isn’t much fun, thought… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: 2 CORINTHIANS 3:13-18 “Banke, is there something on our faces?” Dad asked over dinner. “You’ve been staring at your mom and me since we left church!” Lanre, Banke’s younger brother, smirked. “I told you she was weird.” “Sorry,” Banke said with a smile. “I’ve been thinking about something Pastor Yemi said during our… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: TITUS 3:3-7 “Can we ride the escalator while you shop?” Declan asked as Mom looked at some merchandise on the first floor of a department store. Mom hesitated. “Well, okay—if you’re careful not to run or bother the other shoppers.” So Declan and his sister Kate rode the escalator all the way up… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: PSALM 77:10-15 “A scrapbook!” Ava exclaimed as she opened a birthday present her aunt had sent. “I can put all my favorite drawings and awards and stuff in it. This is so cool!” Soon Ava was eagerly at work, sorting through old school papers, report cards, and drawings. “These math problems look so… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: PHILIPPIANS 4:4-7; 1 THESSALONIANS 5:15-18 Lucas sighed as he sat down at the kitchen table and began his homework. What a lousy day, he thought. Nothing has gone right. As he opened a book, the lights went out—not just in the kitchen, but in the whole house. “Hey!” Lucas called. “What happened?” “It… Continue Reading…