Bible Reading: Isaiah 40:28-31 “I’m tired from all this walking,” Caleb groaned. He was hiking with his family in the mountains of British Columbia in Canada. “I’m ready for a break.” “Don’t worry, we’re almost at the lookout,” Caleb’s mom announced. In a few minutes, the family reached a platform that looked out over the…
Bible Reading: Matthew 5:13-16; 2 Corinthians 3:1-6; 5:11-21 Rose squealed in excitement when her Mom handed her a letter. “It’s from my new pen pal!” Rose had been waiting for weeks to hear back from her pen pal. Her homeschool group had joined a pen pal service where they paired up kids from different states….
Bible Reading: Romans 8:18-25; 1 Thessalonians 5:9-11 On Saturday afternoon, twin sisters Becca and Annie headed for the park. It was Annie’s favorite place to go on a sunny day. At the top of a hill, Becca tightened her grip on the handlebars of Annie’s wheelchair. If she let go, Annie would go speeding down…
Bible Reading: Psalm 56:3; Matthew 10:29-31 “Molly, come quietly and look out the window,” Mom called. Out the dining room window, Molly and her mom watched as a mother deer placed her fawn in some tall grass. “The fawn will stay there all day until his mother comes to get him this evening,” Mom said….
Bible Reading: Exodus 20:16; Colossians 3:9-10 Jack and Ryan sat on the couch with their tablet, watching a video about how to get through a maze on their favorite app. Mom walked into the room behind them just in time to hear Ryan say, “Thanks for not telling Mom I was the one that broke…
Bible Reading: Philippians 1:20-21; 2 Timothy 4:6-8 Panting, Asher crossed the finish line in the big race at school. “Good job!” exclaimed Grandpa, who had come to watch. “Second place—that’s great!” Asher grinned. “I wanted to take first,” he said breathlessly, “but I knew George would probably beat me. Second’s okay too.” Several weeks later,…
Bible Reading: Proverbs 15:1-4; James 3:3-6</a > “Mom, guess what! Karl’s got strep throat!” Nico had just recovered from strep throat, and now others were coming down with it. Nico found his mom on the phone in the living room. “Was that Mrs. Burk?” He asked when Mom hung up. “Sounds like they’re going to…
Bible Reading: Colossians 1:9-14 Silas watched as his little brother struggled to tie his shoes. When Silas tried to help him, Daniel scowled and pulled away. Silas sighed and waited patiently for the little boy to give up. Finally, Daniel allowed Silas to help him, and the two of them headed for the park. “Dad,…
Bible Reading: Philippians 4:4-7 Sadie snuggled under the covers as rain drummed against her bedroom window. Jagged streaks of lightning flashed across the black sky, and thunder crashed. Sadie pulled the quilt over her head. But the storm inside her heart seemed far greater than the storm outside, and tears rolled down her cheeks. The…
Bible Reading: John 20:19-20, 24-31 “Let’s play hide-and-seek!” said Ethan. He was at his friend Jin’s house where there were lots of great places to hide. “Mei can play too.” They found Jin’s sister, who agreed to play. “I’ll be it first,” Jin volunteered. He covered his eyes and counted. “One, two, three, four…” As…
