Bible Reading: Psalm 27:1-7 The sound of pattering footsteps filled the hallway as five-year-old Maverick ran to the door of his older sister’s room. “Marissa, I’m scared!” “What’s wrong, buddy?” Marissa asked. “There’s something knocking on my window,” Maverick said in a frightened voice. “Can you call Dad?” Their dad was at the neighbors’ house…
Bible Reading: Romans 8:12-16 “Mom, what’s going to happen if one of us gets sick?” Jemma asked. “What if you or Dad loses your job? Will we have to move? What if my friends all make new friends and forget about me?” “Whoa, Jemma, slow down!” said Mom. “You seem to be worried a lot…
Bible Reading: Psalm 42:11; John 14:27; Philippians 4:6-7 Aaron and Aria, along with their father, watched a fisherman on the pier carefully arrange his big green net. Then he made a sudden motion, and the net glided out over the Gulf of Mexico. “That’s quite a skill you have there,” Dad told the fisherman. The…
Bible Reading: Matthew 5:38-47 Jessie slammed the back door and came into the kitchen with tears streaming down her face. “Jessie, are you all right?” asked Aunt Tiffany as she pulled an apple pie out of the oven. Jessie sniffled. “School’s just so tough!” She had recently moved from Scotland and was having a hard…
Bible Reading: Psalm 116:2; Philippians 4:6-7 Gabe crumpled up his paper and threw it across the kitchen table. “I hate math. These word problems don’t make any sense!” “Read one to me,” said Mom. “We can figure it out together.” Gabe read the problem out loud. “Ryan found forty-five golf balls. His dad gave him…
Bible Reading: Ephesians 3:14-21; Colossians 2:6-7 As Mateo and Leo helped their dad dig out stumps in an area behind their house, Mateo leaned on his shovel. “Is this stump ready to pull yet?” he asked, looking at the one he was digging around. Dad came over and checked it. “Not quite ready,” he said….
Bible Reading: Psalm 19:12-14 Tarak pushed open the door that had a sign with Dr. Sanjay Mahtani—the name of his father—printed on it. As he entered the waiting room, the office nurse smiled at him. “Hi, Tarak. Your dad is almost done for the day. He’ll be with you in a few minutes.” Soon Tarak…
Bible Reading: Luke 11:9-13 All the way home from school, Hugh worried about how he’d get into the house. Maybe Mom will be home from work early today, he thought. But when he got home, Mom’s car wasn’t in the driveway. Oh well. Marilyn will be here in a minute. She’ll have a key. As…
Bible Reading: Proverbs 3:5-6 “What’s up, Annie?” Gran asked as they strolled along the twisting path in their local park with Buster, who was barking excitedly and pulling at the lead. “You’ve been quiet ever since your dad dropped you off. Did you two have an argument?” “No, but Mom and Dad did.” Annie sighed….
Bible Reading: Colossians 3:12-15; Hebrews 2:17-18 “Hi, Kaylee!” said Lori when Kaylee came to work on a school project and then spend the night. Lori pointed to her friend’s feet. ““Look, Mom! Kaylee’s new shoes are exactly like mine! Cool!” The next morning, the girls had to hurry to catch the school bus. “Can I…
