Bible Reading: Isaiah 64:5-6; 2 Corinthians 5:15-21 “We’re freezing!” Cyrus announced as he and his brothers burst through the door. “The three of you are covered in slush!” said Mom. “Did you see the snowman we made?” Elim asked. “Ranny wanted to eat the carrot nose, but we wouldn’t let him. We had to come…
Bible Reading: John 3:16-18 Seeing the gigantic merry-go-round, Harper and Violet squealed in excitement and ran ahead of Mom and Dad to the entrance. They stood next to the height chart. They were both tall enough. “Whoo-hoo!” Harper clapped her hands in excitement. The merry-go-round came to a stop and the riders got off. Harper…
Bible Reading: John 6:37-40; Romans 6:23 “Mom, Sheba won’t come when I call her!” said Adam. “Sometimes she comes toward me, but if I try to touch her, she runs away again. Watch!” Adam called to Sheba, his new puppy. Sure enough, Sheba looked at Adam, and when he kept calling, she ran in circles….
Bible Reading: John 10:27-30 Tyler walked into the kitchen where his mom was preparing supper. They were going to a special program at church that night, so they would be eating earlier than usual. Mom looked up and smiled. “Hi, Tyler. What have you been doing?” “I’ve been reading,” Tyler replied. “I’m learning some pretty…
Bible Reading: Matthew 8:5-13 Ezra and Louie took their remote control truck out to the driveway while Mom sat on the porch. Their little sister, Ophelia, was hopping around on a pogo stick. “Mom,” Ophelia said, “I wish I had a remote control pogo stick. I could ride it, and you could make it to…
Bible Reading: Matthew 6:19-21; 1 Peter 1:3-9 “Twelve paces from the grain bin, face the wall made of tin.” Madison read the clue aloud as Sophie carried two garden trowels. Together the sisters headed for the grain bin to find Grandpa’s next clue. That morning, Grandpa had surprised the girls with a game–clues that would…
Bible Reading: Psalm 51:1-10; Hebrews 9:22 Barrett threw his bag on top of the others in the trunk, then slammed the back door shut. “Ew, gross!” he said, looking at the dirt that covered his hands. “Hey, Dad, I think it’s time to wash the car!” Dad nodded. “It’s pretty dirty. I didn’t notice how…
Bible Reading: Galatians 2:20; Ephesians 2:1-7; 1 John 4:12-13 “Time for dinner!” At the sound of Dad’s voice, Paisley and Bridger paused the level in their video game and hurried to the kitchen. “What were you guys playing?” Dad asked as he set a bowl of veggies on the table. “It’s an adventure game!” Bridger…
Bible Reading: Luke 12:16-21 Malachi put down the wood for the campfire and hurried to see why Boomer, his puppy, was barking. The little dog stood at the edge of the stream, looking down into the clear water. “What is it, Boomer?” asked Malachi. He looked down to see what was in the water and…
Bible Reading: Ephesians 6:10-20 “We have to defeat the monsters!” Max shouted, swinging his imaginary sword. “Let’s go get them!” Max and his dad started charging across their backyard toward the imaginary monster lair, swinging their swords and shouting their war cries as they played heroes. “But wait!” Max’s dad stopped short. “We have to…
