Daily Devotional Archives

Bible Reading: Philippians 2:12-15 “This is so boring!” Evie said. “I thought we were on a mission trip. What does pulling weeds have to do with anything?” Evie sat back on her feet and wiped the sweat from her face. She glanced at her friend Mindi. “Man, it’s hot. Don’t you think we could go… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Psalm 103:12; Ephesians 4:31-32; 1 John 1:5-9 “It’s my turn for show-and-tell tomorrow,” said Natasha as she and her younger brother, Eric, cleared the dinner table. “I searched my room, but I don’t have anything interesting to bring.” “Your seashells from the cottage are pretty,” said Mom. “They’re downstairs in a jar on… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: John 1:1-13 Unika played with her baby brother while Mother helped Auntie in the village gardens. “Unika!” said Mother. “We need another basket. Go home and bring another!” The little girl ran through the African village until she came to the door of her family’s house. It was getting dark. Unika pushed the… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: John 20:24-31; 1 Corinthians 15:3-6 Jacob and his dad got up early to hike the valley below the Grand Tetons, where they were spending a week of vacation. As Dad paused on the trail to take a picture of the towering peaks, Jacob looked up at the snowcapped mountains glistening in the rising… Continue Reading…

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…