Bible Reading: Matthew 2:1-2, 9-11; 2 Corinthians 8:1-5 Austin woke with excitement and quickly jumped out of bed, wondering what would be in the wrapped presents under the tree. “It’s Christmas Eve, Mom!” he said as he ran into the kitchen for breakfast. Austin’s family had a tradition of opening their gifts on Christmas Eve….
Bible Reading: Ephesians 4:17-24 “Do you think you would have liked to live here more than a hundred years ago?” asked Kiri’s teacher as the class looked around the restored historical town they were visiting. Kiri laughed. “No, but it’s interesting.” She pointed to glass items on a shelf. “Those are pretty. I wonder how…
Bible Reading: Proverbs 3:3; Galatians 5:22-23 Charlie loved pirate lore. His bedroom bookshelf was alive with tales of pirate raids on the high seas. He dressed up as a pirate captain for the school costume party and had a parrot named Matey that he trained to say, “Walk the plank! Walk the plank!” One summer,…
Bible Reading: 1 Corinthians 3:5-9 Manuel rushed onto the stage, set some props in place, picked up some others, and rushed back off. He was the head prop person for the play the youth group was putting on at church. When the performance ended, Manuel finished what he had to do and picked up his…
Bible Reading: Colossians 3:1, 8-11 Dominoes wound their way through a large room in the basement. “Wow! You have quite a domino network here,” said Amelia’s mother as she came down the stairs. She carefully picked her way to where Amelia was and dropped to the floor beside her. “How did your speech go—the one…
Bible Reading: Psalm 37:23-24; Jeremiah 18:1-6 “I like being with you, Grandma,” Gail said as she sprayed more cleaner onto her rag. “It’s nice having you visit again,” said Grandma. “Miss Cindy was glad for your help with the younger children at youth camp. She wondered if you’d be interested in leading the children’s class…
Bible Reading: Jeremiah 18:3-6 “What are you making, Grandpa?” Elena asked, walking over to the porch swing where her grandfather was shaving slivers from a small block of wood. Grandpa held it up to show her. “There’s an eagle trapped in this wood, and I’m setting it free,” he said. Elena looked closely at the…
Bible Reading: 2 Corinthians 1:3-7 Jay dropped his books on the table and went down the hall to the utility room. “How was your day?” Mom asked as she looked up from a shirt she was ironing. “Terrible!” said Jay. “I failed a math test and have to take it over again. Then I found…
Bible Reading: Ephesians 4:25; 6:10-18; Colossians 3:9-10 Camden and Skyler grinned at each other as Mom pulled the car up to the sandy shores of the lake. They grabbed their shovels, raced to the edge of the sparkling water, and began to create castles with deep moats in the sand. Suddenly, Camden cried out in…
Bible Reading: 1 John 3:1-3 Elsa was eager to find Maggie at school. “Remember how much fun it was to pretend we were princesses?” she asked her friend. “Well, guess what? My dad says I really am one! I’m a child of God, so I’m a child of the King because God is King of…
