Bible Reading: Psalm 139:1-3 Ryan and his mom were having boiled eggs for lunch. Ryan watched the eggs impatiently as they rolled around in the saucepan. “How long do they take to boil?” he asked. “I’m so hungry!” “Well, that depends on how you like them,” answered Mom. “Three to five minutes for a runny…
Bible Reading: Matthew 6:19-21 “Look, Malachi!” Nevaeh said as she pulled a small, worn book out of an old trunk that had belonged to their great-grandmother. Her voice echoed a little in the big attic where they were cleaning. “This looks like a journal Grandma Baker wrote. She gave it the title ‘My Trophies.’” “Cool,”…
Bible Reading: Ephesians 1:3-6 “Mark, it’s your turn to help with the dishes tonight,” Mr. Patterson said as the kids finished scraping up the last smudges of tomato sauce with their garlic bread. “Why do I have to do so much around here?” asked Mark. “Because you’re a part of the family, and family members…
Bible Reading: Romans 3:10-12; 5:6-8 “Cade,” Mom said, coming into Cade’s room. “Do you know where Ducky is?” Finley, Cade’s little sister, was wailing in the hallway. “Cade took him. I know he did!” “I don’t know where that dumb duck is, but I hope it’s gone forever!” Cade said. Ducky was a stuffed toy,…
Bible Reading: Psalm 24 “Want to come over to my house for a while?” Elsa asked as she and Maggie got off the school bus. “Okay,” said Maggie. “I’ll just have to make sure it’s okay with my mom.” After checking with Maggie’s mother, the girls went to Elsa’s house, had a snack, and then…
Bible Reading: Isaiah 53:4-11 “Mom, I don’t understand this verse,” Alec said. “It’s Second Corinthians 5:21. ‘God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.’ I know it’s talking about Jesus, but what does it mean when it says He was…
Bible Reading: Ezekiel 36:26-27; 2 Corinthians 5:17, 21 “Breanna,” said Mom. “Can you please run to the basement and get the last two jars of Grandma’s pickled beets?” “Okay,” said Breanna. She soon returned with two dusty jars of deep purple-red beets. “I love the color of these beets—it’s so pretty!” She put one jar…
Bible Reading: John 20:24-29 “Mom,” Nick said hesitantly one day, “did you…uh…did you ever think about having plastic surgery to fix all those scars on your face?” For as long as Nick could remember, there had been ugly red scars on his mother’s face and hands. He was used to them and hardly noticed them,…
Bible Reading: Acts 4:1, 7-12; Revelation 21:1-3</a > “Dad,” called Laila from the computer desk, “can you help me with this email? I sent it twice, but I don’t think it went anywhere.” Dad put down his book and walked over to Laila. “Are you sure you typed the address right?” he asked. Laila nodded….
Bible Reading: Psalm 92:12-15; Romans 3:23-26 Grandfather turned the ignition key, and the truck roared to life. “Let’s get home and plant this apple tree, Timmy. Will you help me care for it? We’ll plant it, water it, and protect it so it produces good fruit.” “Sounds like a lot of work.” Timmy grinned. “And…
