Daily Devotional Archives

Bible Reading: Psalm 18:30-36 “Let’s go up to the spring today, Maxwell,” said Uncle Rob as they got ready for an early morning walk. Maxwell was spending the week with his aunt and uncle at their log cabin in the mountains. “I’ve seen a lot of animal tracks there lately.” “All right! Maybe we’ll see… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: 1 John 1:6-10 “Shoulder to shoulder, then fold it over,” Grady recited as he folded the final T-shirt in the laundry basket. He glanced up as his dad came in and set several bags of groceries on the counter. “Hi, Dad!” he said. “Mom’s not home from work yet, but I had a… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Matthew 14:22-33 “Can we go upstairs soon?” Madison clutched her knees to her chest. She’d never liked the basement, and she didn’t like sitting down here to wait out a storm. Jenny, Madison’s babysitter, nodded. “Soon, Mads. The storm will pass over soon.” Madison wasn’t so sure. But then she had an idea…. Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Psalm 104:24-34 “Do you see that?” Joey’s grandma pointed to a small yellow bird perched in a tree. “That’s a goldfinch. They like to eat seeds from my coneflowers in summertime. Now, listen. Do you hear that bird singing, ‘Teakettle, teakettle, teakettle, tea!’?” Joey listened, closing his eyes to focus, then nodded. “That’s… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Acts 26:1-2, 22-23, 27-29; 1 John 5:12-13 David turned off his alarm clock and stretched. Sunday morning’s message still bothered him. Pastor Hill had stressed every person’s need to trust Jesus as their Savior, and David had almost decided to talk to the pastor or his dad about it. Maybe I should have,… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Psalm 1; Colossians 2:6-7 Gael carefully filled a pitcher with water, took it out to the backyard, and poured the water at the base of a tiny black spruce tree. Each day more dried-up needles fell to the ground. “It’s not going to live, is it, Mom?” he asked. “I don’t know, Gael,”… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Luke 19:1-10 “Hi, Mom!” exclaimed Rylee as she placed her backpack on the kitchen counter. “Hi, Rylee. How was your first day of Bible camp?” Mom asked as she cut carrots and put them in the stew she was making. “It was great! We swam in the lake, went down the small waterslide,… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Ephesians 4:2-3, 31-32 Feeling her shoes pinch her feet, Shavonda looked out at the auditorium. She’d never felt more relieved to finish singing a song. She’d also never felt angrier. It was Children’s Day at church, which meant that all the children had been specially involved in the service. Shavonda’s friend Brynlee had… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: 1 Corinthians 13:1-7; Ephesians 4:29 “Ada totally ignored me at our class party,” Ellie told her friend Kayla. “What a snob!” “Yeah,” said Kayla. “Lots of times she doesn’t speak to me either—unless she wants help with math or something. She’s so two-faced! But who needs Miss Stuck-Up anyway?” Kayla glanced at the… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: John 1:35-42 Zebb slipped into a seat and waited eagerly for vacation Bible school to begin. He’d become a Christian a few months earlier after his friend Travis had invited him to church, and he’d been looking forward to this special week-long program. He liked the songs and the games, and he looked… Continue Reading…