Bible Reading: Romans 8:1-9 “Hey, Reece! Did you forget that flying is for birds?” joked Uncle Ryan as he looked at the cast plastered around Reece’s ankle. “Your mother tells me you jumped off the garage roof. Good thing you landed in the shrubs or you might have broken both ankles.” “It was higher than…
Bible Reading: Luke 18:9-14 “Colton can’t come over this afternoon,” said Travis. “He has to go with his mom door-to-door to pass out church fliers and stuff.” “Really?” Dad was interested. “Are Colton and his family Christians?” “I don’t think so. They talk about faith in Jesus, but they don’t believe He’s God. That doesn’t…
Bible Reading: 2 Corinthians 4:8-12, 16-18 “Well, Erin, it looks like you’ll need an updated prescription for your glasses,” the optometrist said as Erin got out of the chair at the eye doctor’s office. Erin found her mom in the waiting room. “New glasses again!” she announced. “Well, let’s look around the store to see…
Bible Reading: Matthew 5:43-48; John 13:34; Romans 5:8 “I know we’re supposed to love everyone, but…” Theo paused and stared at the river. He and his brother Colby were having a serious discussion with Dad as they took advantage of a lovely fall afternoon for one last fishing trip before winter. “But to tell you…
Bible Reading: Romans 8:35-39 Patting the front pocket of his backpack and finding nothing, Nathaniel searched all the other pockets. “Caleb, I lost it!” he said, his heart sinking. Caleb frowned. “What did you lose now?” he asked his friend. “The little leather Bible my dad gave me for my birthday. He had my name…
Bible Reading: Romans 5:17-21; 8:16-17 “We won! We won!” shouted August as he dashed into the house. “Our team won the archery competition at school today, and look what I got!” He held out a blue first-prize ribbon. “That’s great!” said Mom. “And you’re always saying you’re no good at archery. How many points did…
Bible Reading: Hebrews 12:1-3 Jen was almost at the end of her cross-country race, and she was exhausted. She had run over a mile along steep trails going up and down through the forest. But as she reached the top of the final hill in the final stretch of the race, she heard someone cheering…
Bible Reading: Matthew 6:26; 10:29-31 “Ouch!” yelled Violet, tripping headlong into a pile of boxes that lined the hallway. Moving day was only five days away, and the house was a mess. She slowly untangled herself and got to her feet. “I hate moving,” she said. “I don’t want to leave my friends. I especially…
Bible Reading: Revelation 20:11-15 “Let’s see, Mrs. Garcia ordered four boxes of chocolate chip cookies, Aunt Katie wants one box of oatmeal raisin and one box of double chocolate delight, and Mrs. Jones gets three boxes of sugar cookies,” Lina murmured to herself. She was taking part in a fundraiser for her school and had…
Bible Reading: Psalm 33:4-9; John 16:33 “Ow!” Ian wailed as his mom rubbed a baking soda mixture on a bee sting. “It still hurts! Why did God make bees, anyway?” “I didn’t hear you complaining when you were spreading honey on your toast this morning,” said Mom. “But hang on—I’ll get you some ice to…
