Bible Reading: Philippians 4:4-7 “Oh, Nathan, don’t cry,” Sierra told her little brother when he showed her his broken train. “Let’s go see if Grandpa can fix it.” They took the train to Grandpa. “No problem,” he said after checking it over. “I’ll make it good as new.” The kids followed him to his workshop,…
Bible Reading: Psalm 62:5-8 For as long as they could remember, Isla and Parker had lived a short walk from the beach. Now they were at the water’s edge saying goodbye to their favorite spot. Isla pushed her bare feet into the sand while Parker threw rocks out into the water. Tears trickled down Isla’s…
Bible Reading: Psalm 37:3-9 “Look, Daddy!” exclaimed four-year-old Beck as he peered out the airplane window. “Look! There’s snow down there!” Beck’s older brother, Micah, laughed. “That’s not snow,” he said. “Those are clouds. They just look like snow.” Dad smiled and nodded. “They look solid, don’t they? Like you could walk right out on…
Bible Reading: Acts 9:26-31 Grandma walked into the living room and picked up the remote. “That’s enough TV for today, Neal. Don’t you have homework to do?” Neal shrugged. “It doesn’t matter, Grandma.” He reached down and scooped up Tiger, the stray cat Grandma had rescued. “Even if I do it, Mrs. Stevens still won’t…
Bible Reading: Deuteronomy 31:4-6 Melissa’s heart was pounding. She walked slowly down the jetway to the plane, clutching her mother’s hand. “It’ll be okay,” Mom told her gently. “I know you’re scared, but everything will be all right.” Melissa looked up at Mom with her big round eyes, then snapped them back to the open…
Bible Reading: Isaiah 40:28-31 “That was a great circus show, wasn’t it, Dad?” Brandon’s eyes were wide with excitement as he and his father made their way to the car. “Especially the high-wire act! I really liked that.” Dad grinned. “That was pretty exciting,” he agreed, “but it was kinda scary when that one man…
Bible Reading: John 15:1-8</a > Emily walked into the living room as her mom was hanging up the phone. “What’s wrong, Mom?” It seemed like Mom had been crying. Mom wiped her face and sat up in her chair. “Cole is in jail again.” Cole was Emily’s twenty-year-old cousin. He was funny and full of…
Bible Reading: Psalm 139:7-12 Austin sighed as he dropped his backpack to the kitchen floor and sat down at the table. His family had moved recently, and he missed his old school and all the friends he’d left behind. “Did you have a good day?” Mom asked cheerfully. Austin shook his head. “I know it’s…
Bible Reading: Matthew 7:7-12 Sarah groaned as she hunched over her math textbook. Mom looked up from her computer. “What’s wrong, honey?” she asked. “You seem upset.” “I have a test tomorrow, and I’ve got to make a B to stay on the honor roll. I’ve tried and tried, but I just can’t get these…
Bible Reading: Matthew 6:7-13 Ella looked at the tall buildings surrounding her new home. A big lump formed in her throat as she thought about the stormy divorce that had taken her father away from her. She tried to tell her mother how lonely she was, but she felt like Mom didn’t really listen. I…
