Bible Reading: Luke 18:9-14 “Whoa!” called Uncle Mike when his horse suddenly reared as a pheasant whirled up right under its feet. “Whoa, boy!” But even though he was an experienced rider, Uncle Mike fell from the horse, and it galloped off toward home. “Uncle Mike!” exclaimed Beck, pulling his own horse to a stop….
Bible Reading: Philippians 4:8 Good morning, Kylan!” said Mom. She pulled out a can of orange juice from the freezer and ran it under some hot water. “Can I make you something?” On a normal Saturday morning, Kylan would have said, “Pancakes, please!” But today she looked down at the table miserably, her chin resting…
Bible Reading: Psalm 38:1-4 Grounded and bored, Piper slouched in the chair as she watched her baby sister play. Little Lexy, growing tired of her blocks, made her way to Piper’s backpack that leaned heavily against the brick hearth. Lexy picked up the straps and tried to lift Piper’s bag—an impossible feat, since Lexy was…
Bible Reading: Luke 21:9-19 Felix was lying on his bed with his head propped on his hands and a worried look on his face when his mom stopped at his door. “How was school, Felix?” she asked. “Did something happen?” “Not really.” Felix hesitated. “We did have a discussion in social studies, though. One of…
Bible Reading: James 1:5-8 Mallory sat on the beach watching the waves crash into the shore. It was a windy day, and the waves were huge. Mallory had a lot on her mind, and watching the water calmed her. Mom came and sat next to her. After a while of sitting in silence, Mom finally…
Bible Reading: Romans 5:3-5; James 1:2-4 “Why are we stopping?” Trent asked as they came to a stop behind a line of cars. Ashlynn poked her head out the window. “It’s construction. I can see a bulldozer and a woman with a sign.” “Oh no!” said Trent. “We’ll be late! It’s bad enough being new…
Bible Reading: Ephesians 2:8-9; Titus 3:4-7 Silas stuffed his math quiz in his bag and slammed his locker shut. I don’t understand why Mr. Brown won’t give me a better grade on that quiz, he thought. My answers were much closer to being right than they were on the last quiz. On the way home,…
Bible Reading: Lamentations 3:25-26; Romans 5:1-5 Noah cast his line into the water. The bait landed with a small plop. On the other end of the boat, his grandfather quietly held his fishing pole. All was silent except for the sound of crickets chirping. Suddenly, a loud squawk split the misty air. The sound came…
Bible Reading: Matthew 6:7-13 Dallas walked up the driveway, head down and shoulders slumped. Dad, who was working on the lawn mower, glanced up. “Something wrong?” he asked. “Yes!” Dallas said. “You know that new bike the library was giving away for their summer reading contest? Well, somebody else won it. I can’t believe it….
Bible Reading: Luke 6:46-49; Romans 12:2 “Mom is being so unfair. She won’t let me download the music I want,” Esme said as she arranged and rearranged small colorful quilt squares on her grandma’s coffee table. She studied the design. “There! I think I’ve finally got it.” Her grandmother looked it over. “I like it…
