Read: Ephesians 4:22-24; Colossians 3:8-14 Iris pointed to an oak tree along the bike path where she was riding with her dad and her brother, Ethan. “Half the leaves on that tree are green, and half are brown!” she said. Ethan laughed. “I guess it can’t decide whether it’s spring or fall.” Dad stopped his…
Read: Genesis 1:31; 2:1-3; Hebrews 12:2-3 Ari smudged a grey blotch in the sky painted on his canvas. “Can’t get this right,”he said to himself. Mom looked in at his bedroom door. “Did you finish your math?” Ari nodded. “Looks like you finished your painting for the art fair,” Mom said. Ari shook his head,…
Read: Hebrews 12:1-3 “Savannah, I’m leaving for work,” Mom said. “Be sure to set the house alarm when your bus gets here.” When the bus arrived, Savannah set the alarm and started to dash out the door when…WHOOSH! Her favorite sweater, which had sleeves that were too long and too loose, caught on the door…
Read: Psalm 51:1-2; Romans 5:6-9 Leo watched his ball roll under the shed, then he dropped his bat and crawled in after it. As he scooted under the edge, he spotted a pair of glowing eyes. A cat, thought Leo. He crawled closer. “Here, kitty,” he called. The animal turned. Oh no! thought Leo. A…
Bible Reading: Psalm 27:1-3; Isaiah 41:10 Casey was sitting on the edge of the deck, shoving a pointy stick into the muddy spring earth, when Grandpa sat down next to him. “Hey, buddy. You’ve been quiet ever since your parents dropped you off to take your little brother to the hospital. Anything you want to…
Bible Reading: Psalm 27:1-3; Isaiah 41:10 Jack set the soccer ball on the hash mark and readied himself for the penalty shot. It was his favorite part of soccer practice. When Coach Johnson blew the whistle, Jack kicked a rocket into the top right corner of the net. “GOAAAAAL!” he yelled. He was about to…
Bible Reading: Colossians 3:1-3, 8-10; Hebrews 12:1-2 Dinner was finished, and Liam was just thinking about teasing his sister when she interrupted his plan. “Why did you have to stay in during recess today?” Naomi asked him. “I heard you and a bunch of other kids got caught cheating on a test.” Liam swallowed hard,…
Bible Reading: James 4:4-8; 1 Peter 5:8-10 Braelyn dropped her fishline over the side of the boat and watched the bait sink into the water. “That worm squirming on my hook looks so gross! How could a fish possibly want to eat it?” Dad chuckled. “It doesn’t look very appealing to us, but to a…
Bible Reading: Psalm 101:1-8 Callie sat on her bed, so engrossed in her new library book that she didn’t even notice her mom enter the room. When Mom sat down next to her, Callie jumped and shoved the book under her, hoping her mom hadn’t seen the title. Mom frowned. “You doing okay? I was…
Bible Reading: Romans 6:18-23 At midnight on New Year’s Eve, the Wagner family always walked to ice-covered Pine Lake where they would bring in the New Year under the stars as they tossed glow sticks into the air. But this year Aiden was in a grumpy mood. When his dad told him to do something,…
