Bible Reading: Psalm 51:10-17; Ezekiel 36:26-27</a > Aunt Dee must be here! Griffin thought when he saw a blue mini van parked in their driveway. Maybe she brought Grandma home from the hospital—the doctor said she might come home today. Grandma had been very sick, but she’d had an amazing operation. She had been given…
Bible Reading: Deuteronomy 29:2-6</a > Landon ducked as a bee buzzed by, barely missing his head. He watched the bee settle on a flower before moving on. “That bee was so close to your head, he almost gave you a buzz cut!” Dad said. Landon didn’t laugh. He had something else on his mind. “Dad,…
Bible Reading: Romans 8:14-17</a > Brad sat at the dining room table with his mom, dad, and two older brothers. He had been part of the family for exactly nine years now. They bowed their heads, and Brad’s dad prayed. “Father in heaven, today we celebrate the day You brought Brad to our family. Thank…
Bible Reading: Ephesians 2:1-9 “Come on, Trevor. Eat your beans.” Nevaeh was trying to get her baby brother to finish his supper, but Trevor turned his head away, his mouth firmly closed. “He thinks he doesn’t like beans, so call them something else,” said Matthew. He spooned some of the baby food and held it…
Bible Reading: Isaiah 11:6-9; Romans 8:19-22 Johannah rushed outside to see why Grandpa’s dog was barking so loudly. She found Bandit jumping up and down, trying to reach a squirrel up in the apple tree. “Shame on you, Bandit,” she said as the squirrel chattered loudly. “I think that squirrel is scolding you!” She laughed…
Bible Reading: 1 Peter 1:17-21 “Oh, no!” moaned Megan. “I won’t be able to mail this birthday card to Grandma until Monday.” “Why not?” asked Megan’s little sister, Charis. “The mailman hasn’t come yet. I’ll go put it in the mailbox for you.” Megan shook her head. “We’re out of stamps,” she said. “Without a…
Bible Reading: Revelation 21:1-5</a > Doug peered out the van’s back window as his dad drove down the cemetery’s narrow path past rows and rows of small gray tombstones. Snow and ice covered the ground from the last winter storm. When they reached the second to last row of tombstones, Dad pulled to the side…
Bible Reading: Romans 12:9-11 Editor’s note: This story’s subject matter may not be appropriate for some children. “It’s not that I don’t love you,” Beth told her parents. “It’s just that all adopted kids wonder why their birth mothers gave them up.” “I know, honey,” said Dad. “But I’m afraid we don’t know much about…
Bible Reading: John 3:16-18</a > “Sure, I’m a Christian,” Silas told his neighbor as he filled a tin bowl with water. The two of them were caring for Spot and Ginger, another neighbor’s dogs, while their owner was in the hospital. “I’ve been a Christian all my life, I guess,” said Silas. “I go to…
Bible Reading: Isaiah 48:17-18 “Mom, I see the parade! It’s coming!” Kelly squealed with excitement and grabbed hold of her little brother’s hand. “Gabe, get ready because they’re going to throw candy right at us and we can put it in our bags, okay?” Gabe nodded and grinned. Kelly looked down the street and hopped…
