Bible Reading: Genesis 17:15-17; 21:1-3; Matthew 7:7-11; Ephesians 3:20-21 “Mom! Come quick!” Mom stumbled out of bed to Cora’s frantic cries. “What’s going on, Cora?” Cora pointed to the gerbil cage in her room. “I woke up and saw Salt and Pepper acting weird, and Salt had something in his mouth, and so I looked…
Bible Reading: Psalm 65:5-13 “Wow!” Braxton’s eyes went wide as he watched the circus performance. The posters said that the man he was watching was the strongest man in the world. He didn’t know if that was true, but the guy sure was strong. “Think you could do that?” His dad grinned over at him…
Bible Reading: 1 Corinthians 1:26-31; 2 Timothy 4:9, 13 “Oh no!” Leo exclaimed. “I left my coat at Uncle Juan’s house. I think I left it in his truck.” “Well, I guess I can’t scold you,” said Dad. “I left something over there myself—some research books I took along to study during our visit. I…
Bible Reading: Psalm 86:8-12 Elijah sat at the kitchen table tapping the screen of his tablet. “What are you doing?” asked his older sister, Bella. “Our teacher at church gave us some homework,” Elijah explained. “He’s going to give a prize to whoever finds the most names for God used in the Bible, but I…
Bible Reading: John 9:1-12 Rich couldn’t wait to meet his baby brother, Patrick. When his aunt brought him to the hospital and led him to his mom’s room, Rich beamed when he saw Patrick in Mom’s arms. He quickly went over to see him. “Hello, Patrick!” he said, gently touching the soft blanket wrapped around…
Bible Reading: Psalm 121 “I love watching all the animals,” Faith said when her class took a field trip to the zoo. “But the penguins are my favorite! They look so cute waddling around on land. And it’s even more fun to watch them swim. They look like they’re flying underwater!” “Yeah, but it’s awfully…
Bible Reading: Psalm 18:1-2, 30-32 “That was cool!” said Allie when their plane landed at an airport near the Black Hills of South Dakota. “I like flying.” “Me too,” said Mara and Collin together. Their grandparents met them at the airport, and by the next day they were ready for another adventure. “What would you…
Bible Reading: 2 Corinthians 1:3-7 “Why, God?” Alaina whispered angrily under her breath. “It’s just not fair.” She collapsed in a heap on her bed and began sobbing. In just a minute’s time, Alaina’s beloved pet dog had been taken from her. Kiki had been hit by a car and killed. Alaina was devastated. If…
Bible Reading: 1 Corinthians 13:4-7, 13 “I need that red marker!” said Olive, snatching it from her brother, Garrett. “I had it first!” She dropped it on the table and bent to scratch a big mosquito bite on her leg. “Oh, won’t this ever go away?” she moaned. Olive straightened up and reached for the…
Bible Reading: Isaiah 53:6; Luke 15:1-7 “Mom,” Melody cried. “Molly is gone!” Molly was the family’s mystery snail. Melody’s older brothers, Bill and Randy, ran to the living room. “Mel, don’t be silly,” said Bill. “She has to be in the tank someplace; she’s a water snail. She’s probably hiding.” Melody rolled her eyes. “I…
