Bible Reading: Philippians 2:3-8, 13-15 Maggie flipped through the channels on TV while she finished her snack. “All done?” her mom asked. “Good. Now before you do anything else, you need to clean your room. And then practice piano.” Maggie groaned. “Mom!” Seeing her mother’s warning look, Maggie stopped complaining and hurried to her bedroom….
Bible Reading: Ephesians 4:26-31 Kai watched in horror as his little sister reached for the dominoes he had spent the last two hours setting up. “Halia! Don’t touch those!” But it was too late. Halia pushed the first domino, and they all quickly tumbled down. Halia giggled, clapping her little hands. “You are so stupid,…
Bible Reading: Ephesians 6:10-17; Hebrews 4:12 “It wasn’t my fault, Mom!” Devon exclaimed as they drove home from school. His mom had just picked him up from the principal’s office. “I had no choice! Jared called me a loser. I couldn’t let him talk to me that way! He deserved to be pushed down!” His…
Bible Reading: James 3:5-12 “How about a hike up one of the mountain trails before dinner?” Mr. Charles called out to the boys in his church youth group. This camping trip was a yearly event they’d all been looking forward to. “Yes!” exclaimed several of the boys. They eagerly scrambled up and started out. After…
Bible Reading: Isaiah 64:8; Philippians 1:6, 9-11; 2:12 “How’s the present for Gran’s birthday coming along?” Mom asked when she saw Samantha carefully working on a lump of clay. Samantha held up what had begun as a brown glob and was now turning into a vase. “I’ll keep working on it until I have it…
Bible Reading: Proverbs 14:16-17, 29 When his dad picked him up after school, Logan tossed his backpack on the car seat. “I can’t believe what happened today,” he said. “I got in trouble for something I didn’t even do.” “How did that happen?” asked Dad. “Preston started an argument,” replied Logan, “and he shoved me…
Bible Reading: Romans 12:17–21 Kallie looked up from her homework when someone knocked on her bedroom door. “Come in.” “You left this in the kitchen,” her mom said, holding up a phone. “I heard it buzz and saw a message pop up. It was from Meg, and she said the picture of Susan you sent…
Bible Reading: Proverbs 14:16-17, 29; 16:32; 19:11 “Ouch!” yelled Emmett. “You tripped me!” He held onto his skinned knee and rocked back and forth. “I didn’t trip you,” said Dakota. “You weren’t watching where you were going, and you fell over my foot.” Emmett’s face was red with anger. “You stuck it out on purpose.”…
Bible Reading: Psalm 78:34-39 “Stop following me around, Zack!” Sam yelled at his little brother. “But I want to be with you,” Zack said tearfully. “I don’t care! I’m tired of you following me everywhere!” Sam said as he stormed out of the house. Later that day, Sam went inside to get a snack. “What…
Bible Reading: Ephesians 4:26 The baseball blasted off Rob’s bat like a rocket. “Nice shot,” Buddy said. The ball crashed through the upstairs window of the Cooleys’ house. Mrs. Cooley screamed, and a man’s shouts filled the air. Rob dropped his bat. “We’re dead. Let’s get out of here.” Buddy nodded. “If we’re gonna run,…
