Daily Devotional Archives

Bible Reading: Joshua 1:7-9 “Dad! I think you’ve got a bite!” Angelina pointed to the bright yellow bobber on her father’s fishing line. It was madly dancing up and down. “Oh, you’re right!” Dad quickly raised his pole and reeled in a fish. The boat bobbed gently in the breeze as he took the fish… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Luke 18:10-14; Romans 3:20-24 Ariel shrugged when she missed her basketball shot. “Oh well. Nobody’s perfect!” she said, and the other girls laughed. “Nobody’s perfect” had become a phrase Ariel used often, and her friends almost knew ahead of time when they would hear it again. One day Ariel went to church with… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Acts 5:1-11 Joel chewed his fingernail. He hated writing; nothing worthwhile ever came from his pencil. But the assignment was to write a true story about a pet and be prepared to read it to the class. The only pet Joel ever owned was Flash, a boring goldfish. Goldfish don’t do tricks or… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Luke 15:4-10 Emma searched everywhere, even under Bella purring on the floor. “Mom, where’s my blue Barry beret?” she called, hunting through hats she’d left piled on her bedroom chair. Emma named all her hats. “I don’t know, but the school bus is coming.” Emma grabbed her baseball cap, Bob. She popped it… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Psalm 139:13-16; Romans 5:6-8 “Hey, Amy, wait up!” Amy quickly stuffed the test she was looking at into her backpack as her friend Caley came running up to her. “How did it go today?” Caley asked. Amy shrugged. “Okay, I guess.” “Doesn’t sound okay to me,” Caley said. “What’s going on?” Amy hesitated,… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Psalm 37:1-9 As Jeremy dragged his snow shovel home, the cold air seemed to go right to his bones. Shoveling Mrs. Walker’s driveway and front walk had been a big job—especially since he’d had to do it alone. Jeremy was glad to find that his mom had a cup of hot chocolate waiting… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Proverbs 19:11; Matthew 18:21-22 Cole gathered up his dirty clothes. He put them into a basket and carried it downstairs to the laundry room where his mother was putting detergent into the washer. “My baseball uniform is in here, Mom,” he said. “It got pretty dirty when I slid into home plate.” Cole… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Ephesians 6:13-18 “This knife will barely cut butter!” complained Mom as she struggled to cut slices of roast beef. “Our lunch is going to look like I ripped it apart with my teeth!” Dad laughed. “I’ll take it down to my workshop and sharpen it later.” After lunch, Rachel approached her father. “Dad,… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Isaiah 41:10-13 Ivy looked out the window at her neighbor’s house across the street. Their window was still broken from the break-in the day before. Shattered glass littered the porch. The burglar stole all the Martins’ jewelry, plus a few electronics. The police still hadn’t caught him. What if the burglar came back… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: 1 John 5:1, 9-13 Jordyn’s Sunday school class was enjoying a slumber party at her teacher’s cottage. “Sleep well,” said Mrs. Lee when the girls finally began to settle down. A sleepy-looking bunch of girls assembled around the kitchen table the next morning. “Breakfast is almost ready,” said Mrs. Lee, “so we’ll have… Continue Reading…