Bible Reading: Luke 15:8-10 Marci loved watching her pet crawdad, Lulu. At night, Lulu would come out of her home at the bottom of the fish tank and start moving rocks around. It seemed like she was always changing things. Another thing Lulu liked to do was escape. Marci would get up some mornings and…
Bible Reading: Revelation 20:11-15 “Let’s see, Mrs. Garcia ordered four boxes of chocolate chip cookies, Aunt Katie wants one box of oatmeal raisin and one box of double chocolate delight, and Mrs. Jones gets three boxes of sugar cookies,” Lina murmured to herself. She was taking part in a fundraiser for her school and had…
Bible Reading: 2 Corinthians 5:18-21 “Mom, guess what happened?” said Adriel as he rushed into the house after school. “Jasper and Weston think it’s funny, but my teacher is so upset!” “Why?” asked Mom. “What happened?” Adriel reached for an apple. “Mrs. Cook’s laptop died. It was working fine this morning, but then she left…
Bible Reading: Psalm 63:8; John 10:28-30 BAM! A little bird flew right into the Neilsons’ window. Josiah was sitting at the table doing his schoolwork when it happened. Josiah jumped up and looked out the window. The little bird was just sitting on the deck. Josiah crept outside, hoping not to scare it. He walked…
Bible Reading: Psalm 46:10; Luke 10:38-42 Toby, Macy’s puppy, was always running into everything. He ran so fast and never paid attention to where he was going. After Toby had run into the sliding glass door for the third time that day, Macy scooped him up in her arms. “Be careful where you’re running,” she…
Bible Reading: Psalm 18:2; Matthew 7:24-27 The house groaned from the winds of the tropical storm. “Dad,” Kate said as she and Robby came up from the basement. “We heard noises when we were downstairs.” “It’s the wind,” Dad said. “The tropical storm hasn’t been upgraded to a hurricane, but it’s still strong. I’ve already…
Bible Reading: John 3:1-7, 16 “Of course I’m a Christian!” Easton told his friend Micah. “I go to church with my mom and dad all the time. Dad’s on the church board, and Mom teaches Sunday school.” Easton paused, then added, “During the church service last Sunday, they both gave testimonies about how they were…
Bible Reading: 2 Corinthians 5:14-15; Galatians 2:20; 1 Peter 1:18-19 “It finally came!” Jack said, eagerly tearing open the package that had just arrived. “Here’s the special marker set I ordered. The markers come in lots of different colors, and look—there’s even a case with a handle so you can carry them around.” Jack held…
Bible Reading: Ephesians 2:1-5; 1 John 5:11-13 Ariana pointed to a picture of flowers in the seed catalog. “Mommy, can we get seeds for these?” the little girl asked. Her mom looked at the picture. “Those are tulips, and they grow from bulbs, not seeds. But yes, we can plant some tulip bulbs.” “Yay!” Ariana…
Bible Reading: Isaiah 64:6; 1 Peter 1:18-19; Revelation 1:4-6 “Want to go swimming now, Lana?” Megan asked after lunch. Her cousin had come to spend the week with her. “You girls can swim after you help with the dishes,” said Megan’s mom. “It won’t take you long. Just rinse them and put them in the…
