Daily Devotional Archives

Bible Reading: Ephesians 4:29; James 3:2-10 “I don’t want to see you again until you give me my mitt back!” shouted Adrian. “Don’t ever come in my room again!” He slammed the door as his brother left the room. “What’s all this yelling about?” asked Mom, coming down the hall. “Adrian says I stole his… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Ephesians 4:20-24 “Leave my stuff alone!” Elijah shouted at his younger brother. “Get out of my room right now!” Mom hurried to see what was going on. When she got to Elijah’s room, five-year-old Lance came running out, his eyes brimming with tears. “Elijah! What’s the problem?” asked Mom as she sat on… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: 1 Peter 5:8-10 Editor’s note: This story’s subject matter may not be suitable for young children. Tayla watched her mother in the mirror as she clasped a necklace around Tayla’s neck. They were getting ready to go to a funeral. “Mom, you’ve been really quiet this morning,” Tayla pointed out. Mom smiled weakly…. Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Hebrews 5:12-14 “Harper sure drinks a lot of milk, doesn’t she?” said Layla one day as she watched her baby sister. “You’d think she’d get tired of it.” “Maybe she does,” replied Mom. “Shall I fix her a peanut butter sandwich or offer her an apple?” “No!” Layla laughed at Mom’s joke. “I… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Colossians 1:9-14; Hebrews 12:1-2 Kyla sank down onto the bed, exhausted and upset. “I can’t do it.” “Patience,” her mom said quietly. “You’ll get there eventually.” Kyle shook her head. “I’m not going to,” she said, staring over at the door to her hospital room. “I’m not going to be able to walk,… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: John 10:1-10 “Hey, Taj,” whispered Caleb after the two boys had gone to bed. “I forgot the lures Dad gave me to bring along tomorrow. I left them in my room.” The boys were going on a fishing trip with their church group early the next morning, and Caleb was spending the night… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: James 3:13-18 “Are we going to invite Bea to our party Friday night?” Valentina asked her friend Jane as they sat on Valentina’s bed, going over their party plans. “No way! We don’t want the teacher’s pet at our party.” Jane looked at the list. “Looks like we’re inviting all the girls in… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Galatians 6:9-10; Philippians 1:4-6, 9-11 “Are we going to tap all the trees today?” asked Soren as he helped Dad drill a hole into the trunk of a maple tree and insert a little pipe. “That will take forever!” “Making maple syrup does take a long time, and it’s hard work,” said Dad…. Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Romans 12:17-21; Ephesians 6:13-18 “Look!” said Mirabel. “A white-breasted nutcracker!” Carmen laughed at her younger sister. “I think you mean a white-breasted nuthatch.” “Oh—well, I was close,” Mirabel said. Carmen looked out at the bird feeders Mom had helped her hang on the pine trees. She loved the little birds that flocked in… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Ephesians 4:32; 5:1-2; Titus 2:11-14 “See my picture!” Little Tatiana proudly showed Eden a page of scribbled lines. Red, blue, green, and yellow streaks crisscrossed the picture of balloons. Eden laughed. “Mom’s never going to put that up on the fridge. It’s a mess! You don’t stay in the lines.” Tatiana’s lips puckered,… Continue Reading…