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.”…
Bible Reading: Luke 15:8-10 “Let’s stop here!” Noah pressed his face against the window and gaped at the massive boulders surrounding their car. “Everyone out! Let’s explore the hoodoos of Yellowstone!” Dad exclaimed. “Funny name.” Layla giggled. “Oh, Mom! Look at that furry critter by those rocks! What is it?” “Oh! I read about those…
Bible Reading: Psalm 51:1-12; Jeremiah 17:5-10 “Wow, I never knew all this stuff before!” Angel said as he and his friend Evan scrolled through a web page. “What stuff?” asked his sister Adriana, who was doing her homework. “Evan and I have to find facts about the heart and then report to the class,” Angel…
Bible Reading: John 3:16-18; Colossians 1:21-23 Summer was sitting at the kitchen table working on school when she heard Mom yell from the backyard. “Summer! A bird needs to be rescued!” Dropping her pencil, Summer ran outside. Mom pointed to the middle of the ice skating rink Dad had constructed over the winter. There was…
Bible Reading: Matthew 27:57-66; 28:1-10; John 3:16-18 Madison carefully helped her little brother cover the sticky marshmallow he had placed in the center of the dough. “Troy, this dough is like the tomb where Jesus was placed after He died on the cross.” Troy’s eyes widened as he popped another marshmallow into his mouth. “Why…
Bible Reading: Psalm 103:8-12; Micah 7:18-19 Damitri sighed as he sat on the beach and watched big waves come in and go out. He was thinking of something he had done earlier that week—something bad. He knew it was wrong, and he had asked Jesus to forgive him. But was his sin really gone forever?…
Bible Reading: JOHN 1:3-5, 9-12 Thunder crashed loudly, and Raya gasped as the lights blinked once and then everything went black. “Oh no!” Garrett exclaimed. “The storm knocked out our power. What dowe do now, Dad?” “Don’t move,” Dad told them. “I’ll go find some candles.” “I’ll come too.” Garrett jumped up, took one step,…
Bible Reading: John 1:1-4, 10-12 As they traveled with their parents, Noah and Tess played a game to see who could spot the biggest variety of license plates. Soon Noah had seen seven different kinds, and Tess had seen five. Then Tess said, “Look, there’s another one! I saw it first!” She read it. “Ill-a-noise,…
Bible Reading: John 3:3-8, 16 “Grandpa, can you tell me another Africa story, please?” Allison asked. Grandpa smiled as he thought of his childhood as a missionary kid in Congo. “Did I ever tell you about the mouse who died twice?” “No,” answered Allison, scooting closer to her grandpa on the porch swing. “Well, one…
Bible Reading: Romans 3:10-12; Ephesians 2:8-10 “Mom, can Julian and I go to Ethan’s house?” asked Noah one day. “He invited us to come swim in his pool.” Mom agreed, so the boys ran off to get their swimsuits. Soon they were ready to leave. “Bye, boys,” said Mom. “Be sure to thank Ethan for…
