Bible Reading: 1 Corinthians 10:13; Ephesians 4:22-24 On the way home from their weekend camping trip, Joel’s head shot up when Dad stepped hard on the brakes and the van squealed to a halt. In front of the car, the entire road was covered with water. “Wow! That’s the biggest puddle I’ve ever seen!” said…
Bible Reading: Psalm 97:10-12; 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 Peter was surfing the net on his tablet when a scream pierced the air—then another. He jumped to his feet and ran to the pond behind his house where his two younger brothers were fishing. A fish hook was stuck in the back of Levi’s neck. “I’m hooked!”…
Bible Reading: John 10:7-10; Hebrews 4:14-16 Holly rummaged through the tackle box until she found the shiny silver lure her dad wanted. “Is this the one?” Dad took it from her hand. “Yep. This is the one.” He grinned. “As soon as Mr. Fish sees this, he’ll gobble it up.” Holly beamed. “Then we’ll catch…
Bible Reading: Matthew 5:14-16; John 8:12; 15:7-8 Pierce and Quinn grabbed their flashlights and headed outside for a game of flashlight freeze tag. Quinn moved among the shadows, silently sneaking up on friends and tapping them, freezing them in their spots. “Rats,” Emma said. “I didn’t see or hear you, Quinn.” Emma waited for a…
Bible Reading: 1 Peter 5:8-11 “This is so cool!” Jesse exclaimed as his uncle flew the helicopter along a river. Uncle Tyler, a pilot with an emergency helicopter service, was giving Jesse and his friend Kurt a helicopter ride. Kurt grinned. “Tell us about some of the rescues you’ve made.” Uncle Tyler pointed toward the…
Bible Reading: Acts 4:1-12 “Jeremy, come eat!” Mom called. “Dinner’s ready.” Jeremy groaned. He was at an exciting spot in his book and didn’t want to stop reading. He raced to finish the chapter, then dashed to the kitchen. “What took you so long?” Mom asked. “Reading another adventure book?” “Yeah—the best one ever,” Jeremy…
Bible Reading: James 1:13-16 Mitchell sniffed the air as he walked into the house. “Mmm, cookies! Can I have one, Mom?” “Not right now,” said Mom. “They need to cool, and we’re going to be having dinner soon. You can have one for dessert after we eat.” “Okay,” said Mitchell, but he looked longingly at…
Bible Reading: Proverbs 4:14-27 BANG! “What on earth are you doing?” Ty’s mom exclaimed as she rushed down the basement stairs. She gasped when she reached the bottom. “I was just experimenting with my chemistry set,” said Ty. “I didn’t know the stuff would blow up.” Mom frowned. “That’s like someone saying ‘I didn’t know…
Bible Reading: Matthew 4:1-11 “I’ll probably fail our math test today,” Caden told Tegan as they walked to school. “I’m really bad at multiplication.” “Yeah, me too,” said Tegan, “but I’m not going to fail. Want to know why?” She slid a card from under the cuff of her sleeve. “See? The multiplication tables are…
Bible Reading: Romans 6:11-14 Luca looked up from his job of pulling dandelions as his friend Roman pedaled his bike up the driveway. “Hey,” called Roman. “Let’s go swimming at the park.” “Can’t,” Luca replied. “My mom says she’s sick of seeing yellow dandelions instead of green grass, and I have to get rid of…
