Bible Reading: Romans 5:6-9 Naomi studied her doll collection. She thought all her dolls were beautiful, and she couldn’t decide which one she should enter in the “Best Doll” contest at the local library. Finally, she closed her eyes, spun around a couple of times, and reached out. Her fingers closed around black-haired Hiyoko. “This…
Bible Reading: John 1:9-13; Acts 2:36-39; Romans 10:13 Damon leaned back in his chair and started whistling. “Done with your math already?” Mom asked. “Yep. I’m the fastest fourth grader in this school!” Mom laughed. “You’re the only fourth grader. I know it’s time for your break, but could you play with Letty for a…
Bible Reading: Psalm 102:25-28; Revelation 1:8 Holden climbed into the back seat of the car, eager to talk about what he’d learned in math class that day. “Mom, did you know that a number line doesn’t have a beginning or an end? It’s a line with every number on it, both positive and negative. Mr….
Bible Reading: 1 Corinthians 15:12-19 Grace and Alicia got off the bus and walked to Grace’s front door. “Our church is having a kids’ festival on Saturday,” said Grace. “We’ll have crafts and food, and the high schoolers will perform a drama about Jesus’s death and resurrection. You want to come?” “Nah,” said Alicia. “My…
Bible Reading: Galatians 3:11-13; 4:4-7 “Mom, what does ‘redeem’ mean?” asked Brock. “Redeem?” repeated Mom. “It means to buy back. Why?” Brock pointed to a coupon in a paper. “This coupon for popsicles says it will be ‘redeemed in accordance with company policy.’ Does that mean somebody will buy the coupon back?” Mom nodded. “An…
Bible Reading: Ephesians 2:14-18 “Okay, class, change of plans,” called Miss Allen from the front of the bus. Ana could barely hear her because of the wind and rain beating against the bus windows. “Due to the storm, we’re not going to be able to visit the zoo today after all. However, the state capitol…
Bible Reading: John 3:3; 14:1-6; 1 Peter 1:3-5 “Do you really believe what your Sunday school teacher said?” asked Oscar. He was spending the weekend with his friend Michael while his parents were out of town. “Your teacher said some people won’t go to heaven. If that’s true, who gets to go? Do you? Do…
Bible Reading: Revelation 21:22-27 Willow swallowed hard. Ever since Dad had helped her set up her newspaper route accounts on the computer, she worked diligently to keep them up to date. But now she hesitated as her finger hovered over the delete key. The account on the computer screen was that of one of her…
Bible Reading: Matthew 7:21-29 “There’s my dad. Want a ride home, Thomas?” Wesley asked after school one day. Thomas nodded, and the boys climbed into the car in time to hear a news report about the clean-up efforts in an area where an earthquake had recently occurred. “What causes an earthquake?” Wesley asked his dad….
Bible Reading: Matthew 24:30-31, 36-44 Ellis and his dad woke up before sunrise to walk out to the woods the first day of bow hunting season. It was a brisk morning, and the frosty grass crunched beneath Ellis’s feet as he walked. “Your stand is right up here,” Dad whispered. Before Ellis could climb the…
