Daily Devotional Archives

Bible Reading: John 14:1-4 “No peeking!” said Marcus as he bounded down the steps, shut the basement door, and clicked the lock. Toby’s big brother had been working on a secret project for the past week, and nobody was allowed to go into the basement. He had pestered Marcus constantly for a glimpse, only to… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Psalm 40:9-10; Matthew 28:18-20 “Mom, can I play my new video game now?” Max pleaded. “Did you finish your homework?” Mom asked. “Yep! All done!” Max replied. “What about Travis—did you invite him to game night at church tomorrow?” “Uh…not yet,” Max answered. “But I doubt he’ll want to come anyway.” Before Mom… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Job 26:7-14; Romans 1:20 “What is that gross stuff?” Missy asked as she walked into her older brother’s room. Conner looked at the plastic bottle on his desk. “That’s yeast,” he replied. “Why is it in a bottle with a balloon on top?” asked Missy. “It’s a science project for school. I mixed… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: 1 Timothy 2:1-6; 2 Peter 3:3-4, 8-13 “I only have three hours left before bedtime,” Chris said, “and I haven’t started my history paper that’s due tomorrow.” Jennifer pointed at the wall clock. “You wasted an hour playing video games. You only have two hours.” Dad looked at the clock and frowned. “That… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: 1 Corinthians 12:12-22 Mckenzie enjoyed being on her youth group’s planning committee, but she frowned when Jaden shared his idea for a youth group activity. “How about planning an outreach program for kids in our community?” he suggested. “And let’s give everyone in the youth group something to do. You know—get everyone involved.”… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Psalm 86:1-7 Tucker was worried. He and his family had been living in their new home a whole week, but he still hadn’t seen any kids in the neighborhood. Tucker had moved away from good friends, and he was beginning to think he would never find new ones here. “Pray about it,” said… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Philippians 3:4-9 “I hope I didn’t forget anything,” Jayla said on the way to the airport. She and her brother Everett were going to spend two weeks in England with their older sister and her husband who lived there. “Well, if you forgot something, now is the time to remember—before we get too… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Matthew 19:3-6 Grace gasped as her older sister came into the room. “Oh, Hannah! Your wedding dress is so beautiful! You look like a princess!” Hannah laughed. “Thank you, but I was hoping to look like a bride.” Grace giggled. “Try on the veil too. I want to see it.” As Hannah placed… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Ephesians 5:25-33 “What are you reading, Hannah?” Grace asked one evening not long before her sister’s wedding day. “My Bible study group is going through the book of Ephesians, and I thought I’d take a break from all this wedding planning and read our lesson for tomorrow,” Hannah replied. “But guess what it’s… Continue Reading…