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: Romans 10:12-15 Miguel slumped down in his chair and sighed. His mother had given him the news he dreaded most: they were going to move again. “This always happens just when I’m getting to like my school and know the other kids! Doesn’t the army know we’ve moved enough already?” “I know how…
Bible Reading: Psalm 40:9-10; 107:1-3 “How did your appointment go?” Dad asked as Lyla bounded into the kitchen when she and her mom returned from the dentist. “Good,” Lyla replied. “No cavities!” “Great,” said Dad. He cut into a loaf of sourdough bread. “I was just about to have some of the bread I made…
Bible Reading: Matthew 24:36-44 “This vacation has been a blast,” said Isaac as he and his dad walked down a narrow alley in a historic town, licking their ice cream cones. A minute later, Isaac pointed to a window overhead. “Dad! Look!” Dad looked up. An orange cat sat on the window sill, one paw…
Bible Reading: 2 Timothy 4:1-5 “Today we’re going to start out with something different,” Mr. Prescott told his class at church. “I’m going to give you a little quiz.” The kids groaned. “Don’t look at your paper until I say you can,” said Mr. Prescott with a smile. He walked around the table and placed…
Bible Reading: Matthew 4:18-22 Noah set a large piece of posterboard on the table in front of him and picked up a purple marker. He opened his Bible and began to copy a verse onto the posterboard in big letters: “Come, follow me,” Jesus said, “and I will send you out to fish for people.”…
Bible Reading: 1 Corinthians 9:19-23 Kaden nudged his sister. “I wonder why Uncle Kurt moves his eyebrows up and down while he’s talking,” he whispered as their uncle answered a question Dad had asked. “He looks funny!” Ella just shrugged. After a moment, Kaden ventured a question of his own. “Are you glad to be…
Bible Reading: Hebrews 13:15-16; James 2:14-18 “And please help the people at the soup kitchen find enough workers to help serve the Thanksgiving dinner,” prayed Ryleigh a few days before Thanksgiving. She finished and said amen, and she and her mom began their meal. “I’ve been thinking,” said Mom as they cleared the dishes. “Maybe…
Bible Reading: Matthew 24:37-44; James 4:13-15 “Mom,” said Julian, “isn’t that where we picked blackberries one day last summer?” He pointed out the car window to a field that looked familiar to him. Mom glanced over. “Sure is,” she said. “You know what else?” added Julian. “Driving home from picking berries that day was the…
Bible Reading: 2 Timothy 4:1-5 “I wish I could go too,” Evie said as she watched her older sister walk up to the security line at the airport. Along with other young people from their church, Savannah was on her way to spend a week helping missionaries in Mexico with their children’s ministry. Her family…
