Bible Reading: Proverbs 2:1-5 “Look, Forest! An old baseball card!” exclaimed Jalen as the boys searched through a box in Grandpa’s attic. “Maybe Grandpa will let us have it.” “Yeah. I’ll ask him,” Forest said. He disappeared through the attic’s trap door while Jalen continued to look at other things Grandpa had stored up there….
Bible Reading: 1 John 4:1–3 “Food tastes so good out here!” Levi said as his family enjoyed a picnic lunch at the park. He took a big bite of his sandwich, and his sister Nina started to laugh. “I’m glad you like the food out here so much,” she said with a grin. “That little…
Bible Reading: Ephesians 5:1–2; Colossians 3:8–10 “Okay, I’ll talk to y’all next week. Bye!” London hung up the phone and turned to find her brother Liam snickering behind her. “What’s so funny?” she asked. “I would have known you were talking to our grandparents in Texas even if I hadn’t talked to them a few…
Bible Reading: John 8:31–36 “Will he bite?” Denise asked fearfully as the handler started to give her a yellow corn snake to hold. Denise and her mother were at a special event at the public library and had stopped by the reptile booth. “No, she’s very friendly,” the woman replied. “Her name is Melissa.” Tentatively,…
Bible Reading: Genesis 3:1–6 “Dad!” Declan called from upstairs. “Will you settle an argument for us?” “I’ll help if I can,” Dad called back. “What’s the problem?” Declan and his brother Grady came thumping down the stairs. “Well, Grady thinks toads have smooth skin and frogs have lumpy skin, but I think it’s the other…
Bible Reading: 2 Timothy 3:14–17 After shopping at the mall, Cora and her mother headed for the parking lot and climbed into their car. “What’s the matter with the car?” asked Cora in alarm as her mother tried to start it. There was a slight grinding sound, and then silence. “I don’t know,” Mom said,…
Bible Reading: John 4:13–14 Kyle ran into the kitchen, grabbed a cup out of the cupboard, and filled it with cold water. He drank it quickly, then filled his cup a second time. “How come you’re so thirsty?” Mom asked as she watched Kyle drink the second glass almost as fast as the first. “I…
Bible Reading: Psalm 77:11–12; 2 Timothy 3:16–17 “I hate history!” Ashlynn grumbled. “I don’t see why I have to learn about things that happened such a long time ago.” Her dislike for history carried over to church. “It’s boring to study the kings and judges and all that history in the Bible—especially in the Old…
Bible Reading: Philippians 2:1–11 “Bailey, you’re crazy,” Taylor said as the sisters wandered through the amusement park. “You take a selfie every two steps.” “I send them to my camp friends.” Bailey stopped and posed in front of the carousel. “They need fifty pictures of you?” Taylor snapped. “I thought you said the camp theme…
Bible Reading: 1 Peter 2:1–5 “Are there any more potatoes?” Levi asked as his family was eating dinner. “And maybe another roll?” Mom laughed as she passed him the potatoes. “You had a snack just an hour ago!” she reminded him. “No wonder you’re growing right out of your clothes!” Levi shrugged. “All I know…
