Bible Reading: Psalm 86:1–7; 120:1 “Wow! This beach is crowded today,” Micah said as Mom spread out some towels and Dad planted an umbrella in the sand. “It’s awfully noisy too,” said Mom. “Everybody’s laughing or shouting or making noise of some kind.” Adding happy shouts to all the beach sounds, Micah and his brothers…
Bible Reading: Luke 11:5–13 “Oh, wow! A chemistry set!” exclaimed Carlos when he opened the birthday present from his parents. “It’s just what I wanted!” His parents chuckled. “We know,” said Mom. “How could we help but know after all the hints you’ve given?” “Hints?” asked Carlos innocently. Dad laughed. “Well, when I walked into…
Bible Reading: Psalm 55:16–17, 22 Ben grinned as he sat with his mother in the dentist’s waiting room. They were watching a toddler put a wooden puzzle together. “Wook! I make a puzzoo, Daddy,” the little boy told his father. “See . . . cawwot. Cawwot goes . . . dere! What’s zis, Daddy? What’s…
Bible Reading: 1 Samuel 3:2-10 “All right, cell phones away,” Dad said as he placed a dish on the table. “It’s dinnertime.” “We have been getting a lot of calls tonight, haven’t we?” Mom said as she took a seat between Molly and her little brother, Grady. “I’ve been hearing one ringtone after another!” “Well,…
Bible Reading: Psalm 119:9-16 “So, Cal, how’s your Bible reading going?” Mr. Dave asked before stuffing half a taco into his mouth. “Well, I did it every day this week like you said,” Cal said, fighting to fold his taco so it wouldn’t drop all its contents. “But I don’t get why I need to…
Bible Reading: Psalm 46:1; Philippians 4:6-7 Library day was Kaitlin’s favorite of the school week. When Mrs. Chinn released the third graders to look for books, Kaitlin and her best friend, Tommy, rushed to the mystery section. “I read this one last month,” Tommy said. “Do you want it?” “Sure, I’ll put it on my…
Bible Reading: Proverbs 12:15; Isaiah 9:6; James 1:5 Tears filled Derek’s eyes as he ran home from the field to hide in his room. He hadn’t gotten a hit for the last three games. “What’s wrong, Derek?” Mom asked as he whizzed by. She followed him to his room and asked again. Derek sniffed. “I…
Bible Reading: Nehemiah 4:7-9 “Audra, have you finished studying your spelling?” Mom asked. “What? Oh, almost,” answered Audra, who was watching a TV show. “I’ll go over it again when this show’s done.” When the show ended, one of Audra’s friends wanted to video chat, and she spent the next half hour talking with her….
Bible Reading: Psalm 145:18-19 “Can I put you on hold for a second? Thank you!” Andrew’s dad pushed a button on his desk phone. “Hello! How may I help you?” Andrew watched from the doorway as his dad fumbled with three different phone lines in the room he used as his office, trying to answer…
Bible Reading: Psalm 55:16-17 “Mom, I don’t think I want to be best friends with Olivia anymore,” Kinley announced as she came in from school. “In fact, I don’t know if I want to be friends with her at all.” Mom looked up from her laptop. “Really? When did you decide that?” “Today. You wouldn’t…
