Bible Reading: Nehemiah 8:1-3, 5-6 When Zoe and her grandpa got home from church, Zoe carelessly tossed her Bible onto the arm of a chair and walked to the bookcase. “Got any books I could read this afternoon?” she asked. Zoe saw Grandpa frown as her Bible slid to the floor. He quietly picked it…
Bible Reading: 1 Corinthians 13 Lacey had a gloomy look on her face when she got home from school. “I’m so tired of Marie bossing me around! Sometimes I wish I hadn’t bothered to be her friend.” “She’s the new girl in your class, right?” asked Mom. “I think it’s good you reached out to…
Bible Reading: 2 Timothy 3:14-17 Josephina beamed as she tore the wrapping paper off her birthday present. “Oh, thank you!” She hugged her parents, then looked at the gift. “I didn’t know bikes came in boxes.” “They do when you buy the kind you have to put together yourself,” Dad said. “You can help me…
Bible Reading: Psalm 119:9-12; 2 Timothy 3:16-17 A sharp flash of lightning and a crack of thunder made Adele jump. Then the lights in her bedroom went out. “Mom!” she shouted. She waited a few moments. “Mom!” she yelled again. “I’m right here,” Mom said, coming into the room. “Where’s Dad?” Adele asked as another…
Bible Reading: Psalm 119:41-48 “Ouch!” grumbled Marissa one morning as she yanked the brush through her thick hair. “You could cut your hair, you know, or wear braids at night,” said her older sister, Eleanor, who was propped up in bed with her Bible. “Well, right now I just want to get it untangled!” Marissa…
Bible Reading: Psalm 119:102-105 Jalen finished his Bible reading, then checked off the corresponding reference on his sheet. “There!” he said. “I’m all done with this week’s youth group challenge. We had to read a different passage from the Bible every day this week.” “That’s great,” said Mom. “It’s always good when others encourage you…
Bible Reading: John 14:6; Acts 17:10-12 “It’s so pretty here!” Kinley told her aunt and uncle as she gazed around the picnic area. She turned to her brother. “Don’t you wish we could live in the Rockies, Elliot?” “It sure is nice,” Elliot said. “Look—I guess everybody likes this spot. There are paths coming here…
Bible Reading: Ephesians 6:13-17; Hebrews 4:12-13 “We had a missionary from Guatemala in my class today,” Maverick said as his family drove home from church. “Mr. Munroe showed us a machete. It was big—and he said it was very sharp.” “What’s a shetty?” asked Maverick’s little sister. “Not shetty, Charis—MA-che-te,” Maverick corrected her. “It’s something…
Bible Reading: Isaiah 41:8-10 Brooklyn couldn’t wait to go on her youth group trip to the state park, where there would be camping, hiking, swimming, and bonfires after dinner. She packed her duffle bag and was about to zip it up when her mother walked in. “Aren’t you going to pack your Bible?” Mom asked,…
Bible Reading: Psalm 42:1-2; Daniel 6:1-10 Mom wiped her hands on a kitchen towel as she went into the den. “Uncle Jim and Aunt Karen are coming over tonight to celebrate Dad’s birthday,” she said. “Cool.” Kyler kept his eyes on the television screen as his thumbs tapped the buttons of the game controller. “Have…
