Bible Reading: Psalm 119:15-18, 24-27 Joshua eagerly opened the birthday gift his aunt had sent him. “Look!” he said. “It’s the game I’ve been wanting!” “There’s something else in here too,” Mom said, pulling a smaller package from the bottom of the box. Joshua tore it open. “It’s a book of missionary stories.” “Oh, those…
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: Psalm 119:130; Proverbs 2:1-5 Dominic was scrolling through photos on his computer when his dad looked in. “Hey, Dad! I think I want to be a deep sea diver someday,” Dominic announced. “Look at these pictures Uncle Tony sent me. He took them when he went deep sea diving in Florida.” Dad peered…
Bible Reading: 1 Chronicles 16:11; Mathew 6:33; Acts 17:24 “Ready or not, here I come!” Katie was playing hide-and-seek with her friend Karen. She searched in the bushes, up in the trees, and by the cars parked in the driveway. After a few minutes had gone by with no sign of her friend, she thought…
Bible Reading: Psalm 119:105; John 20:30-31 “Hello, David,” said Grandpa. “Is everything copacetic with my grandson today?” “Co…pa…cetic? What does that mean?” But even as David asked, he was sure his grandpa wouldn’t tell him. Sure enough, Grandpa gave him a wink. “Look it up. That’s what dictionaries are for!” So David grabbed his tablet…
Bible Reading: Colossians 2:6-10 “We’ve got work to do before we go hiking,” said Dad as he and Eli reached their campsite, “so let’s get the tent up.” “All right! That will be fun!” Eli eagerly helped his dad stretch out the tent and set it up. Then he pounded the stakes into the ground…
Bible Reading: Psalm 91:1-4 Marta jumped off the school bus and sprinted through the rain to the front door of her house. But as soon as she opened the door, she wished she could get back on the bus. Angry voices filled the air. Marta clenched her jaw at the sound of her parents fighting…
Bible Reading: Ephesians 6:11-18 :Ready or not, here I come!” Jayna announced loudly from the back porch. “Ta-da!” “Wait! We’re not ready!” her brother Patrick teased as he covered his eyes. Moses, her younger brother, snickered. “What is that?” he asked, pointing to the bright blue shower cap perched on top of her head. Jayna…
Bible Reading: Psalm 119:105, 129-133 “The storm’s here,” Pete said as Dad closed the last window. Lightning ripped across the sky, making the lighthouse stand out. Waves crashed against the seashore with a fierce intensity Pete had never seen before. “Looks like we finished just in time,” Dad said. Pete ran into his room and…
