Bible Reading: Ephesians 6:1-4 “Hi, Grandma!” said McKinley as she stepped off the bus. “I’m glad I get to spend the weekend with you.” “I am too,” said Grandma, giving McKinley a hug. “How is everything at home?” McKinley frowned. “I thought it was great that Dad got married again, but now I don’t like…
Bible Reading: John 6:37-40; Romans 6:23 “Mom, Sheba won’t come when I call her!” said Adam. “Sometimes she comes toward me, but if I try to touch her, she runs away again. Watch!” Adam called to Sheba, his new puppy. Sure enough, Sheba looked at Adam, and when he kept calling, she ran in a…
Bible Reading: 1 Chronicles 28:2-6, 9 “Daniel, Daniel!” Daniel’s little brother and sister came zooming into the room. “Will you play store with us? Please?” Daniel smiled. “Okay, sure.” Eli and Alessia often begged Daniel to play store with them, but Daniel didn’t mind. Their grandfather owned a hardware store, and the kids loved to…
Bible Reading: Proverbs 3:1-6 “Uh oh!” said Mom. “That sign says, ‘Detour—straight ahead.’ We can’t make our turn onto the freeway. The ramp is closed for repairs.” “But we have to get on it somehow, don’t we?” asked Maggie. “We’ll get there if we follow the orange detour signs,” said Mom. “See if you can…
Bible Reading: Matthew 8:5-13 Bryce and Andrew took their remote control truck out to the driveway while Mom was weeding the flower beds. Their little sister, Olivia, was hopping around on a pogo stick. “Mom,” Olivia said, “I wish I had a remote control pogo stick. I could ride it, and you could make it…
Bible Reading: James 1:5-6; 3:13-18 As Tariq walked home, he glanced at a poster advertising a movie that had just come out. It was the movie his friend Micah had invited him to. To celebrate Micah’s birthday, his parents had said he could have some friends over for pizza, and then they’d all go see…
Bible Reading: Proverbs 12:17-22 Gabe sauntered into the house, letting the back door slam behind him. Raindrops glistened on his hair. His brother Emmett met him at the door. “You borrowed my bike,” he said. “Did you put it away?” “Nah,” said Gabe with a wave of his hand. “A little rain won’t hurt it.”…
