Read: James 3:1-10 “Hey, Dad, do you know what Elise told me?” asked Tenley. Dad put down the book he was reading and smiled. Tenley loved to tell him everything that was going on with her friends at school—even when they were on vacation. “Elise says Aria’s dad was arrested and taken to the police…
Read: Proverbs 3:1-8 My stomach hurts, Mom,” said Kaylee, burying her head in her pillow. “Don’t make me go to school today.” Mom put her hand on Kaylee’s forehead. “You felt okay at dinner last night—you ate half a pizza! Is something wrong?” Kaylee glanced at her tablet lying on her bedside table. “Not really….
Bible Reading: Proverbs 11:13; James 3:7-10 Isabella sat on the grass and watched her grandmother get ready for a family picnic in her backyard. “Grandma, what should I do when I hear something about someone else and then my friends ask me about that person?” Isabella asked as she picked a dandelion. “Should I tell…
Bible Reading: James 3:3-10 Meg watched in horror as fire swept through the wheat field. “We’ve lost the crop, haven’t we, Mom?” she asked in a shaky voice. Mom nodded. “I’m afraid so. The firefighters believe the fire started in a vacant field. They think some kids were playing with matches. One little match used…
Bible Reading: Proverbs 15:1-4; James 3:3-6</a > “Mom, guess what! Karl’s got strep throat!” Nico had just recovered from strep throat, and now others were coming down with it. Nico found his mom on the phone in the living room. “Was that Mrs. Burk?” He asked when Mom hung up. “Sounds like they’re going to…
Bible Reading: Psalm 141:3 “I can’t believe it! I studied hard for that history test, and I only got a B!” Tami said as she and her mother walked Chestnut, their shaggy brown Yorkshire Terrier. “But Jade said Betty cheated and got an A. It’s not fair!” “Jade caught Betty cheating?” Mom asked. “I don’t…
Bible Reading: James 4:4-10 “Hey there, Brighton,” Mr. Davis called from his yard as Brighton passed by his neighbor’s house. “Problems? You don’t look very happy.” Brighton walked over to talk with him. “My friends are all mad at me,” he said sadly. “Some of my school friends told some of the kids at church…
Bible Reading: James 4:7-11</a > Harley’s cat jumped up on the desk and started batting at her pencil. “Mom, can you come get Sassy?” Harley called down the hallway. “I’m trying to do my homework.” Mom came to Harley’s door and laughed when she saw Sassy bat Harley’s pencil out of her hand and onto…
Bible Reading: James 3:3-10 Why didn’t you invite Jase to come camping with us?” Dad asked as he and Thatcher sat beside their campfire. Thatcher looked at his dad. “His mother’s in a mental hospital!” “Yes,” Dad said. “She’s getting the help she needs for her mental health.” “I knew she was in a hospital,…
Bible Reading: Proverbs 3:1-8 “My stomach hurts, Mom,” said Kaylee, burying her head in her pillow. “Don’t make me go to school today.” Mom put her hand on Kaylee’s forehead. “You felt okay at dinner last night—you ate half a pizza! Is something wrong?” Kaylee glanced at her electronic tablet lying on her bedside table….
