Bible Reading: 1 Timothy 4:12-15 “Did you have a good time with your cousins, Ellie?” Mom asked as she turned onto the highway. “You were so excited to have them move nearby.” “Yeah, it was fun, but . . .” Ellie hesitated. “I tried to talk to them about Jesus. I had it all planned—Bible… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: 1 Corinthians 12:4-12 “Okay, boys,” called Coach Jensen. “If you want to try out for goalie, form a line near the goal box.” Sergio ran to the end of the soccer field and joined the line forming there. “Sergio,” called the coach, “let’s see what you can do.” Sergio watched carefully as two… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Psalm 37:21 “Where’s the book you borrowed from me last week?” Aidon asked his sister. “I put it on your desk,” said Makenna. “I’ll show you.” She followed her brother into his room. “Wow!” she exclaimed. “Alert the National Guard! This is a disaster area!” Makenna pointed to Aidon’s desk. “I put the… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Psalm 3:5-6; 56:3-4 “Kayla finished tying a bright orange bow on the last bag stuffed with candy corn. Mom added it to the bowl piled with treats. “Thanks for your help, Kayla. The kids who come to trunk or treat at church tonight are going to love this! What a great way to… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Isaiah 43:25; Hebrews 10:10-12; 1 John 1:9 “Hey, Leon, get me a stick!” shouted Calvin. Leon shrugged and brought a stick over to where Calvin was squatting. “Look at this,” said Calvin. Leon watched as Calvin wrote his name into a patch of wet cement. A car on the other side of the… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Philippians 4:6-7; 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 “What are we going to do?” Emily asked as she and her mother shared some French fries in the mall food court one Saturday afternoon. They had already spent several hours shopping for a dress she could wear to the school concert. Emily was tall for her age,… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Ecclesiastes 11:9-10; 12:1 “Taya, I’m going to the store,” said Mom one afternoon. “While I’m gone, I’d like you to clean your room.” “Okay,” Taya said. She sat on the edge of her bed and looked around. It shouldn’t take too long to get this done, she thought. She got up and began… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: 1 Corinthians 3:9-15 I want a soapbox race car exactly like the one you had when you won the soapbox derby as a kid, Dad,” said Jase. “You said you saved the directions for making it, right?” Dad nodded, and they went to the attic to look for the papers they needed. Dad… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Luke 10:30-37 “Greta,” said Dad, “will you run these to the mailbox down the street?” He handed Greta a thick stack of envelopes. “Sure thing,” said Greta. She got out her bike and took off down the road. “Whoa!” she yelled as she hit a large bump—and then, “Oh no!” as the envelopes… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Luke 4:1-13; Ephesians 6:10-18 “I can’t wait for the costume party at school!” Aaron yelled as he jumped off the front steps and practiced a high kick. “I’m going to wear all black and be a ninja!” He ducked behind a tree just as his brother Matthew was coming around the garage. “Boo!”… Continue Reading…