Bible Reading: 1 Corinthians 3:1; Galatians 5:22-6:2 “Mom,” Jade said as she helped put food away after dinner one evening, “I’m confused.” “About what?” Mom asked. “Well, Alice acts like she’s better than some kids at school, and she says mean things to them. She told me she trusted Jesus as her Savior recently, but…
Bible Reading: Ephesians 4:1, 17-24; Philippians 1:6 “Are you kidding me?” Though their artificial Christmas tree hid Lindsay from view, it did little to hide her irritation. Lindsay’s younger brother Tony moseyed over to inspect the commotion. He saw suspicious piles of papery dark green needles, and—“Hey! What are you doing?” Tony demanded. “What does…
Bible Reading: Psalm 139:23-24 “Honey, would you grab a cart and get started in the produce aisle? I’ll meet you there in a few minutes.” Sunny gave her mom a thumbs-up and got started on the week’s grocery list. To her annoyance, she soon realized she’d picked the loudest cart. One of the wheels was…
Bible Reading: Ephesians 4:22-24 Long road trips can be a blast, and this one was no exception. Emily, Cooper, and their mom were taking a trip from their home in California all the way up to Washington to visit their grandparents. The first quiet night of driving had passed, and Cooper and Emily woke up…
Bible Reading: Philippians 1:6; 2:12-16 “I still can’t get it!” Kylie exclaimed as she jumped into her mom’s car. She’d just finished another rehearsal for a dance performance that would take place later that month. “What’s wrong?” Mom asked as she pulled into traffic and headed home. Kylie sighed heavily. “We’ve been practicing this routine…
Bible Reading: Romans 12:1-3; Ephesians 4:22-24 “Meteors incoming!” the girl in the space helmet shouted to her brother from the treehouse. “Let’s vaporize them!” Both kids raised their toy ray guns and fired at the sky. “Pew! Pew! Pew!” Watching the grainy video from the sofa, Olivia laughed and nudged her mother. “Mom, is that…
Bible Reading: Ephesians 4:22-24; Colossians 3:12-13 “Cal, you’ve worn that WWJD bracelet for years and years, haven’t you?” Everly asked her older brother, eyeing his bracelet with distaste. “I got it the first year I went to camp,” Cal replied. “It used to be blue with ‘WWJD’ spelled out in white letters. They told us…
Bible Reading: Luke 19:1-10 “Hey, guys, I, uh…I invited Hayden to join us,” Ben told his friends as they set up tents to camp out in his backyard. “He said he’d think about it.” “You’re kidding!” Liam paused to stare at Ben. “Why’d you do that? He always acts so tough!” “And he uses bad…
Bible Reading: 1 Corinthians 9:24-25; Hebrews 12:1-2 “Gramps!” Asher called as he burst into his grandpa’s house. “Next month we’re going to have a big race at our school, and I’m going to be in it. I can’t wait! There will be prizes and everything.” Grandpa chuckled. “You’d better slow down, or you’ll be worn…
Bible Reading: Colossians 3:8-9, 12-15 At the sound of the school bell, Flynn slowly made his way into the building. He went to the drinking fountain and pushed his way in at the front of the long line of kids waiting there. “Hey, no cuts!” several of them called out. Flynn ignored them and drank…
