Bible Reading: Isaiah 43:25; Colossians 3:12-14</a > “You know why Theo came to our school this year instead of going to the one he was at before?” Mark asked his mom. “He got kicked out of his old school for cheating!” “How do you know that?” asked Mom. “Caden told me. He knows because his…
Bible Reading: Luke 23:39-43; John 8:34-36 “Kevin wants me to work on our hovercraft project at his house, Mom,” Tyshaun said. “But I’m not going.” Mom picked up her keyring. “Why not? Did you guys have a fight?” “No. I found out why Kevin’s dad doesn’t live with them. It’s because he’s in prison. Now…
Bible Reading: Colossians 3:12-14 “No!” Abby ran into her room and slammed the door. “She left us. I’m not forgiving her. Ever!” She dove head-first into her pillows and burst into tears. It had been three years since Mom left. It had been two years since her last phone call. Now she wanted to be…
Bible Reading: Proverbs 6:16-19 “My baseball glove is missing!” Paxton said, scowling. “Derek probably took it. He’s always taking things that don’t belong to him.” “I heard that, Paxton,” Derek said, coming into the room. “You make me sound like a thief!” Mom raised her eyebrows. “So you don’t have Paxton’s glove?” “Well—yeah, I do,…
Bible Reading: Colossians 3:12-15 “Mom! Look at my scarf now!” With a ball of yarn dragging behind her, Ana ran into the kitchen, clutching her knitting needles and the scarf she was learning to knit. “Look how long it’s getting! I think it’s almost finished. Isn’t it perfect?” She spread out the length of the…
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: 1 John 1:5-9 “And please forgive me for the lie I told. In Jesus’ name, amen.” Heidi climbed into bed, and Mom gave her a kiss and turned out the light. After lying to her mother a few days earlier, Heidi had asked God to forgive her—but every now and then she still…
Bible Reading: Colossians 3:12-17 Jackson stepped off the bus and walked toward Dad. “How was your day?” Dad asked as they began walking home. Jackson shrugged. “It was all right,” he said quietly. “Something wrong?” asked Dad. Jackson kicked at a rock on the sidewalk and shoved his hands into his pockets. He was embarrassed…
Bible Reading: James 3:3-8 Abby got in the car feeling guilty. She’d just had a fight with her best friend, who had received a much higher grade on her spelling test. “Look what I got!” Jessica had said, waving her test in the air. “You’re just a proud showoff!” Abby had spat back. As soon…
Bible Reading: Proverbs 16:16-20 “Has anyone seen my math book?” asked Heidi. “I can’t find it anywhere.” But no one had seen it, and Heidi finally remembered she had left it at Megan’s house. My perfect homework record will be ruined! she thought. She always had her homework done at the beginning of class each…
