Bible Reading: 1 Peter 1:3-9 “Hurry, Dad!” urged Archer as he and his father sped down the freeway toward the baseball stadium. It was his first time going to a major league baseball game, and he didn’t want to miss any part of it. “If we’re late, we might not find a good place to…
Bible Reading: Romans 4:5-8; Ephesians 2:8-9 “Gotcha!” Eli shouted as he took another of Adrian’s game pieces off the board. Adrian groaned, then gave Eli a playful shove. “Adrian,” said Eli’s mom as she came into the room, “you’re welcome to stay for dinner if you’d like. I’m making roast chicken and biscuits.” “Really? Thanks!”…
Bible Reading: John 3:16-17 It was a perfect day out on the lake—the air was hot and the water was cool. Gracie enjoyed the breeze as her dad motored their boat across the water. “Okay, Teddy, you sit here and watch while I swim,” Gracie told her teddy bear when the boat had stopped. She…
Bible Reading: Romans 3:21-24 Several old picture albums and many loose photographs were scattered over the living room floor. “I’d like to rearrange our albums with captions above the pictures,” explained Mom when Greta and Marnie asked what she was doing. “You can sort these photos and see if you can come up with something…
Bible Reading: Isaiah 53:5-6; 64:6; Ephesians 2:8-9 After placing dishes full of fragrant food on the table, Sunita sat down and sighed. “What’s wrong, my love?” Mummy asked after they thanked God for their meal. “Last week I made a plan to do a good deed every day. Or at least not a bad one….
Bible Reading: Luke 6:47-49 “Better hurry up and build a wall around your castle,Tess! The tide is coming in,” said Beckham. “One big wave and it’ll be washed away.” “Will you help me? Please?” begged Tess, handing her brother a pail and shovel. Water washed around her feet and then went back toward the ocean,…
Bible Reading: Matthew 13:44; Philippians 3:7-8 Roman tapped his fingers on the console of his family’s minivan. He was about to honk the horn when he saw Mom lock the front door and swoop his baby sister onto her hip. “Hurry,” Roman mumbled. He wanted to get to the game store early. Mom opened the…
Bible Reading: Psalms 97:1-6; 104:31-35; Revelation 1:4-7 Enzo was watching TV when he saw small ripples appear in his glass of juice. A moment later, he felt slight vibrations throughout his body, as though someone had just started a car he was sitting in. “Mom!” Enzo yelled as he ran into the kitchen. “The floor…
Bible Reading: Romans 5:6-11 “Oh no!” groaned Jonas as he and his mom stood looking at the dent in their car. “What happened?” “Apparently someone backed into the car while we were shopping, but whoever it was didn’t leave a note saying they did it.” Mom sighed. “Well, there’s nothing much we can do about…
Bible Reading: John 10:7-10 Jayla’s black and white kitten dug his claws into the leg of her jeans. She shook him off and started loading the dishwasher. Meow! protested the kitten. “What do you want, Jingo?” asked Jayla. Jingo bounced to the sliding door. “I guess you’re ready to go outside,” said Jayla. The kitten…
