Bible Reading: 1 Corinthians 12:4-12 “Dad!” Quentin ran into the kitchen. “Tell Chloe not to put the little animals in the Noah’s ark until the big ones are in. That’s how I do it. They fit better that way. Why can’t she do things like I do?” “Because I’m different,” argued Chloe, following her brother….
Bible Reading: Mark 5:1-20 “Hey, buddy,” Dad said to Jamal as he cleared away the lunch dishes, “after I help your mom clean up, let’s head over to the park.” “Nah, that’s okay,” Jamal said quietly. “I don’t really want to go.” “That doesn’t sound like you,” said Dad. “You usually love going to the…
Bible Reading: 1 Corinthians 12:12-27 “I wish I could do something important at our special church service this week,” Ranya said with a sigh. “Baylee, Hope, and Leah are singing a trio, Dexter and Aaron are going to play a trumpet duet, Roman’s playing the piano, and Elodie’s going to read her poem about prayer….
Bible Reading: 1 Samuel 16:1-7; Zephaniah 3:17 “What’s wrong, sis?” Hudson asked his little sister, Clara, as she stumbled in the front door. Clara plopped down on the couch beside her brother. Leaning against him, Clara began to cry. “Tell me what’s going on,” Hudson said as he put down his chemistry books and wrapped…
Bible Reading: Romans 12:6-13 “Did you know that Charlotte refused to join our choir?” Maya asked her friend Braelyn. The girls were talking about their youth group as they baked cookies at Maya’s house. “Isn’t that terrible?” said Maya as she rolled out a section of cookie dough. “We need all the kids.” Braelyn sighed….
Bible Reading: 1 Corinthians 12:12-27 Ana and her older cousin, Justine, were at the zoo for the day. “Look at the lemurs!” Ana pointed at a large forested enclosure where little animals with long striped tails hopped from branch to branch. “Wow, that lemur is an acrobat!” Justine laughed. “God’s creation is amazing.” “Yeah,” Ana…
Bible Reading: Matthew 25:14-29 Archer wiped his hands on his shorts. Ladies and gentlemen, the bases are loaded. He gripped his bat tightly, pretending he was in the middle of a ball game. It’s up to Archer to bring in the runners to win the game. He took a practice swing. “Archer!” His mother’s voice…
Bible Reading: Romans 14:1-7, 22-23 “Mom, how come Christians have such different ideas about right and wrong?” asked Avery one day. “You and Dad won’t let us watch some movies that Stella’s parents think are okay. And Naomi says her family avoids doing certain things on Sunday that we do almost every Sunday. Why can’t…
Bible Reading: 1 Corinthians 12:14-22 Kaya walked into the living room and slumped onto the couch. Grandpa looked up from his work on the grandfather clock and laid aside a tool. “What’s wrong?” he asked. Kaya picked at the fuzz on her jacket. “Oh, nothing. It’s just that when the Millers came to church last…
Bible Reading: Psalm 139:13-16; Jeremiah 1:5 Kyle and Kent were identical twins. They looked so much alike that the only way to tell them apart was by the dark birthmark on Kyle’s shoulder. They even enjoyed doing all the same things. They both loved to run and were part of the elementary boys’ running club…
