Bible Reading: Hebrews 4:14-16 Garrett idly bounced a ball against the wall of the living room one Friday afternoon. Suddenly…CRASH! His father’s glass-bottled ship lay shattered on the floor. Oh no! Garrett thought. That ship belonged to Dad’s grandfather! And Mom and Dad said I’d be grounded for a week if I didn’t stop throwing…
Bible Reading: Romans 3:23; 1 Thessalonians 5:14-15; 1 Peter 2:24 With a big grin for the camera, Cruz held up the redfish he had just caught. “My first catch ever!” Papi helped Cruz release the fish from the hook, then picked up his own fishing pole. “Now it’s my turn!” Cruz and his father were…
Bible Reading: Psalm 51:7-10 Lily jumped over a puddle and wrinkled her nose. She moved to the side to avoid a soggy straw wrapper someone had left on the ground. “Everything just seems so gross today.” Her mom smiled at her. “Sometimes when everything gets rained on, it can get a little yucky.” “I just…
Bible Reading: Psalm 32:1-11 The numbers on the watch glowed eerily in the darkness. Damien sighed as he got up and shoved the watch into his dresser drawer. Why did I steal it? he wondered. Damien had seen the watch while he and his mom were out shopping. He wanted it so much that he…
Bible Reading: Matthew 18:21-22; Colossians 3:12-13 “Look what Elias did to my math book!” Isabelle said angrily. “He’s ruined it!” She turned toward her little brother. “Don’t you ever touch my books again!” “I’m sorry, Isabelle,” Elias said sadly. “It just broked.” “Books don’t just break! You ripped it. You were careless, and now it’s…
Bible Reading: James 3:2-10 Ruby walked out to the backyard where her grandmother was pruning a rosebush. “Hi, Ruby,” Grandma said. Seeing Ruby’s unhappy face, she asked, “What seems to be the trouble?” Ruby sat down on the grass. “It’s Katie! I thought we were best friends, but she hardly even speaks to me now!”…
Bible Reading: Psalm 19:12-14 Tarak pushed open the door that had a sign with Dr. Sanjay Mahtani—the name of his father—printed on it. As he entered the waiting room, the office nurse smiled at him. “Hi, Tarak. Your dad is almost done for the day. He’ll be with you in a few minutes.” Soon Tarak…
Bible Reading: Romans 3:10, 23 “Oh no!” Sophie moaned as she stepped on her own foot and stumbled sideways into her friend. “I’m sorry, Annabelle. I’m no good at this.” Dance class wasn’t going well for Sophie at all that day. But then…it got better. When class was over, Sophie raced out to the van…
Bible Reading: Psalm 51:1-12; Jeremiah 17:5-10 “Wow, I never knew all this stuff before!” Angel said as he and his friend Evan scrolled through a web page. “What stuff?” asked his sister Adriana, who was doing her homework. “Evan and I have to find facts about the heart and then report to the class,” Angel…
Bible Reading: Romans 15:1-2; Galatians 6:1-3 Wyatt threw his notebook against the wall of his friend’s room. “It’s no use, Isaiah! I’m never going to get this.” Isaiah set his own book down. “Calm down, Wyatt. Let’s go over it again.” “No! I’m done. You’ve been trying to help me for weeks, but I don’t…
