Bible Reading: Matthew 5:33-37 “Hi, Poppy,” Taryn greeted her friend at the church entrance. “I’ve been waiting for you and Mckenna. Are you nervous?” “Yeah,” said Poppy. “I could hardly sleep last night.” The girls were excited because they were going to sing as a trio in the morning church service. Just then Mckenna’s brother…
Bible Reading: Hebrews 12:5-11 Amari watched as his dad pounded a post into the ground close to a young tree. He then began to tie the tree to the post. “Why are you doing that?” Amari asked. “If I don’t, this tree will not be straight and tall when it’s fully grown,” Dad answered. He…
Bible Reading: Matthew 25:14-29 “It’s not fair,” said Carson as he and Xavier came into the kitchen. “I’m your own brother!” Mom looked up. “What are you two arguing about?” “Xavier asked another kid to do his paper route for him while he’s at camp,” Carson told her. “He could have asked me. He knows…
Bible Reading: Romans 6:13, 16; 12:1-2 “Who will volunteer to sign this?” asked Miss Miller, showing her Sunday school class a sheet of paper. “What’s it for?” asked one of the kids as several hands went up. “Well, when you sign it, you’ll be agreeing to do whatever I write on the paper,” said Miss…
Bible Reading: Proverbs 3:1-6 Raya stood in the backyard and looked up into the big maple tree. “Dad!” she called. “Help me!” “What’s wrong?” asked Dad as he ran toward her. “It’s Daisy,” said Raya, tears filling her eyes. She pointed up. “She’s stuck in the tree. She climbed up there, but now she can’t…
Bible Reading: 1 Peter 2:13–17 “I get tired of everybody bossing me around, Grandpa,” grumbled Tripp. “My teacher said I had to stay in at recess and finish my homework. Dad told me to clean the garage. Mom says I have to make my bed every day. And my Sunday school teacher gives me Bible…
Bible Reading: Proverbs 6:20–23 Sophie watched her father pull out the stake that had been wired to a small tree ever since it had been planted. “What was that stake for?” she asked. “Very small trees often don’t have the strength or ability to stand straight by themselves; they grow crooked,” Dad said. “The stake…
Bible Reading: Hebrews 12:5-11 Tristan slammed the front door and threw his backpack on the sofa. His mother looked up from the book she was reading. “Wow, Tristan. That was quite an entrance.” “Sorry, Mom,” Tristan replied as he dropped into a chair. “I had a terrible day at school. Mrs. Stewart got mad at…
Bible Reading: Hebrews 12:1-3 “Guess what, Mom?” Amir pointed to a webpage on his computer screen. “They’re having a turtle race at the downtown festival again this year! I’m going to enter Myrtle in it.” Mom laughed. “Okay. Who knows? Maybe she’ll win.” “I think she will,” said Amir. “I’ll start training her right away.”…
Bible Reading: Proverbs 1:8-9; Ephesians 6:1-3 After dinner and family devotions, Caden sat down to read a book he’d gotten from the library, and soon he was deep into the adventures of a boy and his dog. As he started a new chapter, he remembered that his physical therapist had given him a list of…
