Bible Reading: 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 Editor’s note: This story’s subject matter may not be appropriate for young children. Several older boys at school often urged Nick and his friends to try drugs. “Getting high is the best thing ever,” one boy told them. “Yeah!” said another. “You’ll love how it feels! C’mon, try ’em. They’re…
Bible Reading: Psalm 19:12-14 As Alan joined his father on the cabin roof, a large, striped cat jumped onto the roof from a nearby branch. “Hey there, fella,” Alan called. “Do you want to help us fix this roof?” He took a step toward the cat. “Be careful, Alan,” said Dad. “A lot of the…
Bible Reading: Proverbs 15:1-4; Philippians 2:3-4 “You’re always messing up this room,” Stella said as she pushed her sister’s things off the dresser. “You’re such a pig!” “I am not, you’re the pig. And leave my things alone!” yelled Mila. “Then keep your stuff off my side of the dresser!” Stella shot back. The fighting…
Bible Reading: Psalm 19:7-11 As Ryder and Josh set plates and forks on the table for lunch, a dog started barking outside. “There Sarge goes again,” said Ryder with a sigh. “He’s always barking.” “This bark sounds different than usual,” said Mom. “Maybe one of you boys should go check it out.” “Aw, Mom, we’re…
Bible Reading: Matthew 5:44-46</a > Rick stomped into the house and headed for the stairs, not even bothering to say hello to his family. “Hey there, Rick!” Dad called from his place at the counter. Rick mumbled something and then proceeded upstairs and slammed his bedroom door. The house shook. Eva, his sister, entered shortly…
Bible Reading: Matthew 18:7-9 Jacob grabbed a hammer from his dad’s toolbox and slammed it shut. He carried it out to the driveway and pulled a curious-looking object out of his pocket. He’d seen something like this in a science video once, and if this explosion was anything like that one, it would be the…
Bible Reading: 1 Timothy 4:11-16 EDITOR’S NOTE: This story’s subject matter may not be suitable for young children. As Aaron helped Dad make dinner, he told him about the behavior of some of his classmates. “Those kids are only twelve or thirteen years old, like me,” said Aaron, “but you should hear them brag about…
Bible Reading: 1 John 1:5-10 Katie’s brother Brent had wanted a pet monkey ever since Dad’s job had brought their family to South America. “Rico told me how to catch one,” Brent told his sister one day. “I made a hole in a big gourd and put a banana in it. When a monkey reaches…
Bible Reading: Romans 8:5-14 George set the soccer ball on the hash mark and readied himself to take the penalty shot. It was his favorite part of soccer practice. When Coach Johnson blew the whistle, George kicked a rocket into the top right corner of the net. “GOAAAAAL!” he yelled. He was about to high-five…
Bible Reading: Colossians 3:1-3, 8-10 Dinner was finished, and Egan was just thinking of teasing his sister when she interrupted his plan. “Why did you have to stay in during recess today?” she asked him. “I heard you and a bunch of other kids got caught cheating on a test.” Egan swallowed hard, and it…
