Bible Reading: Matthew 5:10-12, 44; 1 Peter 4:14-16 “This has been one terrible day,” Ben told his friends Reid and Joel. “The guys in gym class laughed at me because I told them to stop making fun of this kid who goes to my church. Then they started making fun of me instead.” He looked…
Bible Reading: Matthew 7:7-11 “Hey, wait up!” Jackie grabbed her foot and looked at the bottom of her shoe. “Look—the sole of my shoe almost ripped right off!” She glanced around with a red face. “How embarrassing. Right in the middle of the store!” “Let me look at it,” Mom said. “How did that even…
Bible Reading: 2 Peter 1:5-9 “Benji, here’s your vitamin.” Mom handed Benji a chewable multivitamin as he got up from the dinner table. Benji looked at the vitamin in his hand. “Is this a supper mint?” “A supper mint?” asked Mom. “No, it’s a vitamin. Why would you think it’s a mint?” “Because we’re supposed…
Bible Reading: Leviticus 19:17-18; Matthew 5:43-48 After school, Jalen walked to the nearby dentist’s office where his mom worked as a receptionist. “Hi, Mom,” he said as he walked in. He plopped down onto a chair in the waiting room while she got ready to leave. His book bag slid to the floor beside him,…
Bible Reading: Daniel 6:10; 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 “What beautiful zuccini!” said Mom as she and Alex walked in their garden. “God provides such wonderful food for us. He’s so good!” Alex smiled and nodded just as he got a text message. “Kyle and his sister Evangeline invited me to go to Burger Palace with them,”…
Bible Reading: Colossians 3:1-3 I’m beginning to wonder if there are any fish in this lake,” said Dad as he baited his hook with another worm. He and Charis had been fishing for nearly two hours. “We’d better catch some or Mom will make us take her out to dinner.” Charis laughed as she looked…
Bible Reading: Psalm 66:16-20; 1 John 5:14-15 “Mom!” called Piper. “I’m making party invitations on the computer, and something’s wrong!” Mom came and looked over her shoulder. “See?” Piper pointed to two words in the middle of the screen. “It says, ‘Invalid request.’ What does that mean?” “It means you pressed a key that asked…
Bible Reading: Matthew 11:28-30 Julian cheered in excitement at the tractor pulling contest. One of the contestants—a friend of Julian’s family—revved the engine as his tractor strained to pull the heavy load. It inched along, then gathered speed to the finish line. “He made it!” Julian shouted, and he clapped along with others in the…
Bible Reading: Matthew 6:5-13 “Let’s pray,” Mom said, closing the Bible she and Travis had been reading. They were having devotions together, just the two of them, because Dad was out of town. “You pray,” said Travis. “Okay?” “I’ll be glad to start,” said Mom, “but don’t you want to talk to God too?” Travis…
Bible Reading: Matthew 18:19-20; 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 “Mom, I’m really worried about Charlotte,” Avery said as she sat down at the kitchen table. Charlotte and Avery were best friends and did everything together. “What’s going on with her?” Mom asked as she added ingredients into the mixer. “Well, she’s been having a lot of headaches…
