Read: Psalm 23:1-6 Madison’s dog nuzzled up against her hand, whining anxiously. Madison closed her history textbook and looked down. “What’s wrong, Buddy?” she asked, even though she knew Buddy couldn’t answer. Then she heard thunder booming in the distance. Buddy perked up his ears, then whined again. Madison looked out the window at the…
Read: Deuteronomy 31:4-6 Editor’s note: This story may not be suitable for young children. Asha’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.” Asha looked up at Mom with her…
Bible Reading: Psalm 27:1-3; Isaiah 41:10 “Rose, look what I found in the woods!” Levi approached his sister carrying a cage. Something was moving inside. Rose shrieked. “Get that out of here!” Levi laughed. “It’s only a garden snake,” he said. “It can’t hurt you.” “Daddy!” Rose dashed behind her father, her eyes filled with…
Bible Reading: Psalm 27:1-3; Isaiah 41:10 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…
Bible Reading: Proverbs 3:5; Philippians 4:4-7 “Oh, Nathan, don’t cry,” Sydney 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’s workshop, where he checked it over. “No problem,” he said. “I’ll make it as good as new.” The kids…
Bible Reading: Psalm 31:1-5 “Hurry! Pull up the drawbridge, Winston!” Mitchell hurried into the cardboard castle in their basement. “The enemy is coming!” Winston pulled up the bridge, and both boys peered through narrow slits in the walls. “Now they won’t be able to cross the moat,” said Winston. “And even if they do, our…
Bible Reading: Psalm 77:7-14 Tears started to fill Ashley’s eyes as she stared at the movie playing on the TV without really watching it, and she brushed them away. Her dad was having heart surgery tomorrow, and she couldn’t get him off her mind. She felt her aunt looking over at her. “Want to help…
Bible Reading: Matthew 6:25-33; Philippians 4:6 “Mom! Mom!” Micah yelled as he ran into the kitchen. “I forgot to get my soccer gear together last night and I don’t want to be late for school!” “Your soccer bag is loaded and waiting for you by the front door,” Mom said. Micah gave his mom a…
Bible Reading: Luke 12:16-24, 30-31; 1 Timothy 6:6-8 “Lucu’s food bowl is empty again, Ibu,” Ayu called to her mother as she poured some seeds into the hamster’s bowl. Lucu was Ayu’s first pet, and she was determined to take good care of him. Seeing more food in his bowl, Lucu immediately ate some. True…
Bible Reading: Philippians 4:6-8 At the breakfast table, Everly plopped down across from her brother Anthony. “I had another nightmare last night,” she said with a sigh. Anthony looked up from his cereal. “The one about a giant, hairy bat with a gazillion bulging eyes—like the creature in that movie you saw?” “Yep,” Everly said…
