Bible Reading: James 3:1-12 Kaylee threw down her phone and fell back on her bed. I can’t believe Emma isn’t inviting me to her party. I thought we were friends! Just then Mom walked into her room. “Kaylee, please make your bed and take your laundry basket to the laundry room.” Kaylee groaned. “I don’t… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Luke 10:25-37 Daniel usually loved going to science club at the library. Since he was homeschooled, it was fun meeting other kids his age and getting to learn with them. But lately, Daniel had been coming home from science club feeling down and irritated. “Daniel, what’s going on?” Mom asked when she picked… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: 1 Corinthians 10:31-33; Philippians 2:5-8 Dawson scowled as he climbed into the car after basketball practice. “What’s wrong, Dawson?” Mom asked. “Did your practice not go well?” “No!” Dawson responded. “We split into teams for a practice game, and my team won by four, and I scored twenty-eight points! But instead of congratulating… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Psalm 62:5-8; Philippians 4:6-7 Thiago wriggled into the little thicket of shrubs behind the garage. It was his own special hiding place where he always went when he was feeling unhappy and wanted to be alone. Today he felt bad because he’d missed a ball in the ninth inning of his baseball game,… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Ephesians 5:1-2, 8-10 “You and Dad are coming to my band concert tonight, right?” Zane asked at breakfast one day. “I’ve been practicing so much, I think I know our pieces backwards! And I get to play a special number with a smaller group—a brass ensemble.” “We’ll be there,” Mom assured him. “We… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Romans 12:4-8; Colossians 1:12-18 “Mom!” Zane called as he came into the house. “Guess what? Even though we moved here in the middle of the school year, I can join the band! Mr. Liu, the band leader, says the school has instruments the kids can use, so I’m going to be in the… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: 1 Peter 3:8-11 Cleo walked around the room collecting assignments from her classmates. As she reached the end of the last row, she saw Kara staring back at her from the front, waiting. When she reached Kara, Cleo held her hand out, expecting Kara to hand over her assignment. Instead, Kara threw the… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Psalm 34:1-8 Adelyn frowned at the TV. Wind was whipping around in the news video being shown. She trembled as the wind knocked a tree into a house. The reporter on the TV didn’t sound scared, but Adelyn didn’t like what she was seeing. “Oh no…” Adelyn covered her eyes as the reporter… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Proverbs 12:15-18; Galatians 5:22-23 Maddie’s brother Jason came into the kitchen wearing a frown. “I just met a grizzly bear!” he told his mom as he poured himself some cereal. “Maddie sure is grumpy.” Just then there was a knock at the door. “It’s for Grizzly,” Jason muttered, seeing one of Maddie’s friends… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Deuteronomy 31:1-6; Psalm 56:3-4 “Dad, I’m really nervous about school. I can hardly even sleep at night,” Thomas told his dad. Their family had just moved to a new town, and Thomas was dreading his first day at the new school. “I have an idea,” Dad replied. “Let’s celebrate this new beginning with… Continue Reading…