Bible Reading: 1 John 4:9-10, 14-15 Zoe’s vacation time with Aunt Kim had been great, and all too soon it was time to go back home. The day before she left, her aunt gave her a special present—a little gold pendant with a real diamond chip. Zoe squealed in delight. “Oh, it’s so pretty!” she…
Bible Reading: Luke 18:9-14 Adam and his friends were stunned. One of their classmates had been killed in a car accident. “We feel sad this morning,” said Miss Walters, their teacher. “Sometimes it makes us feel better to remember good and happy things about a person who has died. Would anyone like to share something…
Bible Reading: Matthew 4:1-11 “What are you doing, Grandma?” asked Nia when she came into the kitchen. “Oh, I’m getting things together for the object lesson I’m giving to my class at church tomorrow,” Grandma replied. “Want to try it?” Nia nodded eagerly. “Good! Then fill a cup with water,” said Grandma. Nia got a…
Bible Reading: John 9:4; Ephesians 5:15-17 “Mom, what is time, exactly?” asked Ellis, setting his Bible down on the table. His sister, Macy, looked up. “Is this a joke? You know what time is. It’s…” She shrugged. “How can anybody define it? It’s a…a measurement, like from one o’clock to two o’clock. Or how long…
Bible Reading: Matthew 13:44; 1 Peter 1:3-5 “Buried treasure?” Alex stared at Dad. “In our backyard?” “It’s possible.” Dad unzipped a canvas bag. “This is a metal detector I borrowed from a friend. You wave it over the ground and it beeps when it detects buried metal—like coins or jewelry.” “Cool. Let’s try it!” Alex…
Bible Reading: Romans 3:22-26; 2 Corinthians 5:21 Let’s go ride on the Midnight Storm next,” Brennan called to his brothers. Theo and Alec agreed, and they all hurried over to the line of people waiting for a turn on the big roller coaster. They were almost to the turnstile when an attendant stopped them. “Hold…
Bible Reading: John 8:31-36 “I want to go see the jungle animals first!” Andrew said as he and his mom walked into the zoo. So together they strolled past the areas where various wild animals were kept in secure cages or behind fences and deep ditches. They saw where bears and lions had space to…
Bible Reading: Psalm 139:13-14 The wax museum—filled with extremely realistic full-size figures of famous people—went completely dark the instant the storm cut the electricity. Courtney crouched low. “Jimmy—where are you?” “I’m over here.” Courtney crawled toward his voice and grabbed onto his leg. “Why did I go into the monster exhibit with you? I should’ve…
Bible Reading: Luke 12:16-21 CRASH! The sound of shattering glass echoed through the house. Bridger and his mom ran into the kitchen. “Oh, Faith! My new vase!” Mom exclaimed when they saw the little girl looking in dismay at pieces of a glass vase scattered all over the floor. Faith began to cry. “I didn’t…
Bible Reading: John 11:9-10; 12:46; 1 John 1:5-7 “Owie, ooh, ow, who put that there? OOOUUUCH!” Mandy heard the commotion and peered into her sister’s bedroom, flipping the light switch on the opposite wall. “Um, Aubrey, what are you doing?” Aubrey straightened up, rubbing her knee, and answered ruefully, “I was looking for my book.”…
