Bible Reading: 1 Corinthians 10:13; Titus 2:11-14</a > Alma was sitting at her desk doing math homework when her little sister walked in. “I want to write numbers too,” said four-year-old Naomi. Smiling, Alma wrote the numbers from one to ten on a piece of paper. Then she took Naomi’s hand and helped her begin…
Bible Reading: Romans 12:1-2 “Whoa!” Shawna exclaimed when she saw the pile of things her mother had laid out on the table. “Is Gracelynn getting all of that for her birthday?” Mom nodded. “Grandma brought some of it over. She found a lot of things on sale, so your little niece is probably getting more…
Bible Reading: Psalm 5:1-3 Your science project is looking good,” Grandpa said as he looked over Sophia’s shoulder. “Thanks,” said Sophia. “I’m calling it ‘Means of Communication.’ It’s about how the ways people communicate with each other over long distances have developed over time.” She pointed to pictures on her display board showing handwritten letters,…
Bible Reading: Ezekiel 36:26-27; 2 Corinthians 5:17, 21 “Breanna,” said Mom. “Can you please run to the basement and get the last two jars of Grandma’s pickled beets?” “Okay,” said Breanna. She soon returned with two dusty jars of deep purple-red beets. “I love the color of these beets—it’s so pretty!” She put one jar…
Bible Reading: Galatians 5:16-26 “Maddie!” Lynn called to her sister as she inspected her four tiny tomato plants. “Look, little green tomatoes!” This was Lynn’s very first time growing a garden, and she was very excited. Maddie smiled. “See? You just needed to have patience.” Maddie was almost fourteen and had helped their mother grow…
Bible Reading: Psalm 139:23-24; Romans 12:1-2 Zayden leaned back and sighed. He couldn’t concentrate on his homework. He’d been worrying about next week’s science test all day, and then he’d overheard someone tell a bad joke and couldn’t get it out of his head. When the worries and bad thoughts just wouldn’t stop, he finally…
Bible Reading: Philippians 2:12-13; James 1:21-25 “Mom, the toaster isn’t working,” said Jason. “It won’t heat up.” “Is it plugged in?” asked Mom. “Oops!” Jason plugged in the toaster. “No wonder it didn’t work.” The next morning, Jason shared his toaster incident with his class at church. Their teacher, Mr. Scott, smiled. “Jason, your story…
Bible Reading: 1 Samuel 23:14-18 “I’m quitting basketball,” Theo announced flatly as his dad entered the room. “Quitting?” asked Dad. “But you could hardly wait to join the team!” Theo frowned. “I’m just a benchwarmer. Coach Adams hardly ever lets me play.” “Well, no, he hasn’t yet, but he told me you have great potential.”…
Bible Reading: Ephesians 6:10-18</a > Zoe sat at the edge of her bed and put on a pair of white socks. Then she looked up and saw her brother, Jackson, standing in her doorway wearing one black sock and one white sock. Zoe laughed. “Your socks don’t match,” she said. Jackson looked down at his…
Bible Reading: Galatians 5:22-25 The pocket of Cora’s red sweater bulged. She didn’t want Miss Allen to notice, so she quickly slipped into her seat. She removed a big orange from her pocket and hid it behind the box of crayons in her desk. The morning dragged by. Usually Cora liked reading class, but not…
