Bible Reading: Isaiah 55:10-11; Jeremiah 18:6 Aidan held a headless clay animal in his hand. “Mom!” he wailed. “I forgot to put my animal back in the container, and the clay got all hard and dry before I could finish, so now it doesn’t have a head!” “I’m sorry, Aidan,” said Mom, “but it’s too…
Bible Reading: Luke 12:13-21 On the one-hundredth birthday of the town of Brenner, Evie watched as the mayor unlocked a time capsule on the evening news that had been created and stored a hundred years before. He pulled several papers and mementos out of it and held them up to the camera. “Can I make…
Bible Reading: Colossians 1:15-20 “How about coming to church with me next week, Madeline?” Amber asked her friend as they walked up a wooded hill looking for wildflowers to identify for their science homework. Madeline shook her head. “My parents believe you can get close to God walking in the woods instead of sitting in…
Bible Reading: John 15:9-17 It seems like so many of the guys just want to play basketball all the time,” complained Maverick one afternoon. “Clayton and I always did stuff together, but now he spends more time with other kids than with me!” As Mom started to speak, Maverick reached into his backpack and changed…
Bible Reading: Psalm 119:127-135 Beckett watched as his sister Avery put on her coat, ready to leave for the children’s program at their church. “It’s too bad you have a cold and can’t come,” said Avery. Beckett shrugged. “Pastor Walters said the speaker would be talking about Noah, and I’ve heard that story lots of…
Bible Reading: Colossians 3:16; 1 Thessalonians 2:13 “I’ve tried to get into the habit of reading my Bible every day,” said Alanna as she reached for a piece of pizza, “but I never seem to be able to.” Several others in the room nodded knowingly. They were having a pizza party for their Bible study…
Bible Reading: 1 Corinthians 2:12-16 Stella skipped down the sidewalk toward Grandpa and Grandma’s house. It felt strange to be wearing glasses, but she was amazed that she could see things so much better—like individual leaves on the trees and even the letters on the stop sign at the far corner. Stella laughed in delight….
Bible Reading: Mark 12:41-44 Nina jingled the coins in her pocket. She liked the sound they made. She called it her Sunday song because she often jingled coins before Sunday school started each week. Nina earned her own money for offerings, but lately she hadn’t been able to find many jobs, so the amount she…
