Bible Reading: Philippians 2:13-16 The musty, dusty smell of the attic tickled Garrett’s nose, and he sneezed. “Some of this stuff looks like it hasn’t been touched in years!” he said as he helped his mother sort things out. He held up a box. “Look, Mom! Here are some dingy old knives and forks and… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Proverbs 11:9-13, 17 “Look at that penguin!” exclaimed Mia. “Look how he waddles. Doesn’t he remind you of somebody?” Sam snickered. “Yeah—Mr. Thompkins!” At another cage, he pointed to a billy goat with a long beard. “Is that Mr. Benjamin from church? He really needs to shave. People are going to think he’s… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Psalm 31:1-5 “This is fun,” said Miles as he guided the aluminum fishing boat across the lake. The wind was strong and the waves were quite high, but Dad had agreed to let Miles try steering the boat. “Need a little help?” asked Dad. Miles shook his head. “I can do it alone.”… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: John 5:24-30 Addie wiggled all through the Christmas service. Sitting still was so hard, especially when you weren’t interested in what the pastor was saying. Addie wanted to go home and open presents. Funny, she was more excited about her sister’s present than her own. Abigail had asked for a special movie-making kit… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: 1 Thessalonians 5:13-17 Isaac slammed the door and began kicking off his boots while grumbling under his breath. “Everything all right?” his mom asked. “Not according to Mr. Hanson,” Isaac spat out. “Whatever I do for him is never good enough! I mean, it took me an hour to shovel his sidewalk, and… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Psalm 119:9-16 Henry’s family was going on vacation, and his job was to clean out the car to get it ready for the trip. As he was rummaging around for trash, he found a stack of old maps stuffed in the driver’s-side door. Curiosity got the best of him, so Henry spread them… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: 1 Corinthians 10:12-13; Hebrews 4:14-16 Caden looked at the crumpled wrapping paper and the pile of birthday gifts from everyone in his family. He liked all his presents—but he couldn’t help a small shiver of excitement when the last gift was brought out and placed in front of him. This was from Grandpa… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Matthew 14:22-31 “Hey! Look where you’re going!” Ben said. His older brother was driving him to school and had let the car drift over the yellow line. Dakota quickly jerked the steering wheel to the right, and Ben drew a deep breath. “What if another car had been coming?” Ben asked. “Sorry,” Dakota… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: John 3:14-18, 36 “Look, Mom. This big leaf broke off our purple African violet,” Paige said, carrying the leaf in from the porch where the violet plants sat by the window. She threw it in the wastebasket. Mom quickly took it back out. “Wait a minute. Let me show you what we can… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Romans 12:16-21 Dayton tossed his lunchbox on the counter. “I’m going to get even with that bully if it’s the last thing I do!” “What’s this all about?” Dad asked, looking up. “When I got off the school bus, Andre and four of his friends started chasing me,” replied Dayton. “Andre grabbed my… Continue Reading…