Bible Reading: Psalm 27:1-3; Isaiah 41:10 Sarah groaned as she hunched over her math textbook. Mom looked up from her computer. “What’s wrong, honey?” she asked. “You seem upset.” “I have a test tomorrow, and I’ve got to make a B to stay on the honor roll. I’ve tried and tried, but I just can’t…
Bible Reading: Psalm 27:1-3; Isaiah 41:10 Maisie had spent most of the evening texting one friend after another. “Can I text Bree real quick?” she asked when Mom told her to get ready for bed. “I want to see if she’s as nervous as I am about tryouts for the play.” Mom shook her head….
Bible Reading: Matthew 11:28-30; 1 Peter 5:7 “It’s too heavy!” James dragged his bag through the airport. “Dad, I need a luggage carrier!” Dad chuckled. “What did you pack? Rocks?” “Just one.” Dad stopped walking. “Seriously?” “I didn’t want to forget our backyard!” “Well, come on.” Dad pointed ahead. “It’s just a bit farther to…
Bible Reading: Proverbs 3:5; Philippians 4:4-7 “Oh, Nathan, don’t cry,” Sydney told her little brother when he showed her his broken train. “Let’s go see if Grandpa can fix it.” They took the train to Grandpa’s workshop, where he checked it over. “No problem,” he said. “I’ll make it as good as new.” The kids…
Bible Reading: Psalm 119:9-16 “Mom, why is Dad scowling?” asked Jackson as he watched Dad working at the edge of the new concrete patio he had poured. “I think the patio looks great!” “I think so too. But the concrete is setting faster than Dad expected.” “Setting?” asked Jackson. “You mean it’s already getting hard?”…
Bible Reading: 1 Timothy 1:12-17 Hannah looked eagerly at the plates of food the waitress set down on the table. She could hardly wait to eat. “Hannah,” said Dad, “why don’t you lead us in giving thanks today?” Hannah glanced around the busy restaurant. “Right now?” she asked. “What if the waitress comes back with…
Bible Reading: Psalm 66:16-20; Jeremiah 33:3 “I wish my grandpa lived nearby,” said Tariq as he and his friend Mason went to visit Mason’s grandfather. “I wanted Grandpa to move here when Grandma died, but he didn’t.” Tariq had always wondered why God hadn’t answered his prayer. Mason’s grandpa was working outside when they arrived….
Bible Reading: Psalm 94:18-19; John 14:27 BUZZ! Omari jumped as the timer went off. Mrs. Mary collected the tests. Omari’s tummy rumbled, but this time he wasn’t hungry. His mom told him that when he felt the nerve worm he should take deep breaths, so he did. But the wormy feelings returned on the bus…
Bible Reading: Psalm 73:13-28; Proverbs 2:1-9 Kahlil closed the book he was reading and sighed. “You don’t look very happy,” said his sister, Anisa. “What are you thinking about?” Kahlil hesitated. “God,” he admitted. “I’ve been wondering if God really hears us when we pray.” “Of course He does!” said Anisa. “And my teacher at…
Bible Reading: Matthew 6:33; 13:44-46 “Well, buddy, tomorrow’s your last day of vacation with your grandpa. What would you like to do?” Grandpa asked Everett as they sat on the porch together. Everett patted Grandpa’s dog, Bexley, while he thought. “I know!” he exclaimed. “Let’s get some ice cream. You know, Grandpa–the one with jellybeans…
