Bible Reading: Acts 5:17-18, 26-29 Mom was putting a pizza in the oven when Sienna got home. “How was school?” Mom asked. “Okay,” Sienna said, “except we have to do an oral book report in two weeks, and it’s scary standing up in front of the class.” “You can practice on me,” Mom offered. “What… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Psalm 10:12-18; James 1:19-20 “Are you kidding me?” Tyler kicked a toy angrily. “I was excited about snow days at first, but this is the third day in a row! I’ve already missed my robotics meeting and my dodgeball class, and now our big basketball game has been canceled!” Mom leaned against Tyler’s… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 “I can hardly believe we’re moving back to Thomasville tomorrow!” said Mallory. “I can’t wait!” Aubrey nodded. “It seems like ages, not just a year, since we moved here so Dad could get the special training he needed for his job. It will be so much fun to see all… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Romans 12:4-8 “I wish I were funny like Evan,” Mark said as he slumped into a chair. “Everyone likes him. Evan says things that make the whole class laugh. Whenever I try to tell jokes, nobody laughs. Dad, how can I be funny?” “Well, now, let’s think about you for a minute,” Dad… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Romans 6:1-12 Zoe shivered and pulled her cap down tighter as she stood with her mom in an outside courtyard. They were waiting to watch an ice sculptor carve the huge block of ice that stood in the center of the yard. Zoe shoved her hands into her pockets. “It’s so cold!” she… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Ephesians 4:11-16; 1 Peter 4:10-11 “Look at that cool tree house!” someone said. “Yeah. That’s Liam Patterson’s,” came the reply. “He says he built it all by himself, but I doubt he could have done that.” Sitting on the floor of his new hideout, Liam heard the words floating up from the street…. Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Psalm 119:105; John 9:1-4 Maggie was born blind. The doctors called it a “random congenital birth defect.” But Maggie’s parents gave her lots of love, and she learned to read braille and use a white cane when she walked. Maggie could do everything other children did, she just did things a little differently…. Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Isaiah 53:6; Luke 15:4-7 As Leah stood and looked around the mall, she cried as if her heart would break. “Are you lost?” someone asked her. Leah sobbed as she nodded her head. She knew the man talking to her was a security guard—her mother had pointed him out to her. “If you… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 Cameron and his parents had just returned from church. Dad was walking him through the steps of cooking burgers when Mom stepped out onto the patio. “Cameron, why don’t you help me clean the china cabinet after lunch?” she said. Cameron frowned and shifted to peer inside the house at… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Psalm 23 At lunchtime, Breslyn watched in amusement as her little brother Kyle sat in his high chair, stubbornly shaking his head and refusing to eat the strained peas Mom was offering him. “Maybe you should give him some applesauce,” suggested Breslyn. “He always likes that.” “Yes,” said Mom, “but he needs other… Continue Reading…