Bible Reading: Exodus 20:8; Mark 2:27–3:6 Charlotte’s family had just finished Sunday dinner at Grandma’s. “Charlotte, would you help me with the dishes, please?” asked Grandma, handing Charlotte a dish towel. “I’ll wash, you dry! Now, what did you learn in Sunday school today?” “We’ve been learning about the Ten Commandments, and today was about…
Bible Reading: Genesis 1:26-27; Exodus 20:4 “Grandma, what does ‘graven image’ mean?” Sapphire asked as she paged through her grandmother’s Bible. “One of the Ten Commandments says not to make any graven images. I’ve read that verse before, but I don’t think my Bible says it like that.” “A graven image is a statue or…
Bible Reading: Acts 17:24, 27-28 Feeling a little nervous about babysitting at the home of a family friend, Anna rang the doorbell. Mrs. King greeted her with a smile. “All ready to work?” she asked. Anna nodded. “Good.” Mrs. King brought her inside and pointed to a list of emergency numbers on a table by…
Bible Reading: Colossians 1:9-14 Silas watched as his little brother struggled to tie his shoes. When Silas tried to help him, Daniel scowled and pulled away. Silas sighed and waited patiently for the little boy to give up. Finally, Daniel allowed Silas to help him, and the two of them headed for the park. “Dad,…
Bible Reading: John 15:1-9; James 1:2-4 “I love spring!” Mia announced to her older sister, Jade, as they prepared to do work in their garden. “Being able to play outside again makes me happy.” Mia sighed and kicked a garden stone. “But it also makes me sad, because I miss our neighbors. We used to…
Bible Reading: 2 Peter 1:16-21 Riley carefully measured a cup of sugar into a bowl. “I like making cookies,” she said, “and Dad says my cookies are second only to yours.” She cracked an egg and grinned at her mom. “You do a great job,” Mom said as she frosted a cake, “and I appreciate…
Bible Reading: Psalm 104:1-4, 24-26; Romans 1:20 Mina grabbed her second warm roll from the bowl on the table. “I can’t believe your family actually lives in the Caribbean! It’s so beautiful there—well, from the pictures I’ve seen, anyway.” Mrs. Callaway smiled. “When God called us to be missionaries there, we were certainly surprised.” “But…
Bible Reading: John 8:12 Rain pattered against the window as Will sat on the couch, reading. The rain got louder and louder as the wind picked up, and then a flash of lightning lit up the sky, followed by a crash of thunder. Suddenly the room plummeted into darkness. “Hey!” Will shouted. “It’s the storm….
Bible Reading: 1 Peter 1:13-16 “Has anyone seen my turquoise bracelet?” asked Demi. “I don’t want to wear my turquoise necklace without the bracelet. They’re a set.” “Big deal,” scoffed Demi’s brother Ben. “You’ll have to find it later,” said Mom. “It’s time to leave for church now.” “Wait! I think I remember where it…
Bible Reading: Psalm 13; 145:18; Isaiah 41:10 Gibson hid behind the pink striped blanket for a couple of seconds and then dropped it. “Peek-a-boo!” Baby Nora laughed and clapped her chubby hands. They played the peek-a-boo game over and over again. Gibson loved to hear his little sister laugh. Dad smiled. “You are teaching Nora…
