Bible Reading: Romans 4:5-8 “I don’t understand Heidi,” Alma said as she looked down at a piece of candy she was holding. “A couple of days ago she gave me a bracelet to pay me back for helping her with math. Now she gave me this caramel roll to pay me back for a cookie…
Bible Reading: John 1:1-12 Kendrick climbed up the stepladder, washed the window, and then dried it with a soft rag. When he was finished, he proudly looked up at the nice, clean glass. He didn’t wash windows often, but he heard Mom say it needed to be done, and he decided to surprise her. “Mom,”…
Bible Reading: Ephesians 2:4-10 When Grandpa pulled up some photos of his recent ice-fishing trip on his phone, Naomi could hardly believe her eyes. “You mean you drove right out onto the ice, Grandpa?” “Yes, I did,” Grandpa replied. “I drove out onto the lake and fished through a hole in the ice.” “But you…
Bible Reading: John 20:24-29 “Mom! My arm!” Blake called out as he stumbled into the kitchen. “It’s bleeding bad! I fell on my bike and hit that window on the side of the garage.” Mom got a clean towel and pressed it tightly against the cut on Blake’s arm. “It looks pretty bad,” she said….
Bible Reading: Psalm 51:1-7 Christmas had always been one of Mia’s favorite holidays, but this year she was feeling blue. She sighed as she dragged her feet into the kitchen for their special Christmas Day breakfast. “I just haven’t been able to get into the Christmas spirit this year,” she muttered. “Yeah,” said her sister,…
Bible Reading: Exodus 14:10-13, 21-22; John 4:25-26 Ashlynn waited as her mother marked the back side of her angel’s dress with dressmaker pins and arranged the gold braids of fabric that wrapped around her waist and shoulders. Ashlynn was looking forward to the play, but she was tired of standing, so she wiggled and grabbed…
Bible Reading: Ephesians 3:14-21 “That was a good play,” said José, an exchange student from Mexico who was living with Ronan’s family. They were returning home after attending a Christmas program at church. “I’ve heard a lot about the Bible, but I’ve never been to a pageant like that one.” Ronan pointed. “Look! There are…
Bible Reading: Ephesians 1:3-10 Kristen bounded up to the library’s front desk with a book. She proudly presented her library card and watched as the librarian scanned it. But to Kristen’s surprise, the librarian frowned and handed the card back to her. “I’m sorry, but the book you returned last week was overdue, and you…
Bible Reading: 1 Peter 1:18-21 “Hey, Mom!” Emilia said. “We should have a doctor like the one in this book I’m reading. Instead of making people come to his office when they got sick, he went to their houses. Wouldn’t that be nice?” Mom smiled. “That’s the way it was done a long, long time…
Bible Reading: Romans 3:23-26; 1 John 1:5-10 Preston stuck out his tongue and caught a fat snowflake. He could see flakes clinging to his grandma’s eyelashes as they plodded through the almost knee-deep snow. “What project is Grandpa working on now?” Preston asked, his eyes glimmering with excitement. Every week it seemed his Grandpa was…
