Bible Reading: Mark 9:35; 10:45; Ephesians 2:10; 1 John 3:18 “Why do I have so many chores?” Madison complained as she pushed the vacuum cleaner down the hall. “I feel like a servant in this house!” Madison’s mom looked up from the dishes she was washing. “A servant? You talk as if that’s a bad…
Bible Reading: Psalm 37:21-24 “Sawyer, can I borrow one of your school shirts to wear to the basketball game tonight?” Chase asked his older brother. “No,” Sawyer answered firmly. “Oh, come on, please!” Chase begged. “Everyone is wearing a school shirt, but mine is in the laundry. Why can’t I wear yours?” “Because you’d ruin…
Bible Reading: Proverbs 3:27-29; John 15:13; 1 John 3:16 “Hey, Grace, did you do anything yet for our Sunday school challenge?” Presley asked as the girls walked home from school. “It’s Thursday already, and I still haven’t helped heal anybody who’s hurting or needy.” Presley shrugged. “Guess I’ll just have to tell Miss Linda I’m…
Bible Reading: Romans 15:2, 5-7 “At church, Miss Linda sent us home with a challenge to do this week,” Grace said. She handed her mom a piece of paper. “But I’m not sure how to do it.” Before Mom could read it, three-year-old Alina ran in from the porch, her cheeks wet with tears. “Mommy,…
Bible Reading: Hebrews 13:12-16 The Parker house was often loud. With two daughters pretending to be princesses one minute and superheroes the next, it was usually happy too. But there were times when Maddie Parker, age eight, and Tina Parker, age six, were loudly unhappy. “Dad!” shouted Maddie. “Tina’s hogging the crayons!” “I was using…
Bible Reading: Proverbs 14:31; Philippians 2:1-4 Haley looked around the store with curiosity. It wasn’t like the stores she and Mom usually shopped in. “Mom, that sign says ‘thrift store.’ What does that mean?” “It’s a store where you can buy things like clothes for low prices because they aren’t new, but they’re still in…
Bible Reading: 1 Peter 1:22-25 Did you hear that our neighbor Mrs. Smith broke her leg?” Aiden asked his sister as they were walking home from school. “No. That’s so sad!” Ava replied. “Yeah. Mom said we’re going to bring a plate of supper to her every night since she lives by herself.” Aiden grinned…
Bible Reading: John 12:25-26; 2 Timothy 2:3-4 “Check out this cool wig!” Anna exclaimed as she and her dad and brother strolled through the museum and peered into display cases holding artifacts from the Revolutionary War period. “I’ve seen pictures of George Washington wearing a wig like this.” She grinned at her brother. “You’d look…
Bible Reading: Colossians 3:12-14; 1 Peter 4:8 “Mom, can I bake a cake for Mrs. Grahame?” asked Gianna. Mom looked at her in surprise. Gianna often complained about their elderly neighbor. “That’s a nice idea,” Mom said. “But why do you want to do that?” “At church yesterday we had a lesson on kindness. We’re…
Bible Reading: Ephesians 4:1-3 “Dad, how much longer does Uncle Tom have to stay here?” asked Aaron. “Well, one of Uncle Tom’s roommates is sick with COVID-19, and Uncle Tom is immunocompromised. That means his immune system isn’t as strong as yours or mine and it’s easier for him to get sick, so he needs…
