Daily Devotional Archives

Bible Reading: 1 John 3:18-19; 4:19 Each month, Annie went with her grandma to the nursing home to do craft time with the residents. Annie was beginning to love all the residents, especially Miss Tilley. “You remind me of my Emily when she was a little girl,” Miss Tilley told Annie each time she saw… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Psalm 119:127-135; Hebrews 4:12 Caden watched as his sister put on her coat, ready to leave for the children’s program at their church. “It’s too bad you have a cold and can’t come,” said Avery. Caden shrugged. “Pastor Walters said the speaker would be talking about Noah, and I’ve heard that story lots… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Genesis 2:15-17; 3:1-6 “Oh no! The squirrel is back!” exclaimed Grandpa. “I thought we had seen the last of him.” “Why don’t you like that little squirrel, Grandpa?” asked Cooper. “Yeah, Grandpa,” said Amelie. “I think he’s cute, all black and fluffy–and look how he can jump!” “Exactly,” said Grandpa. They all peered… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Romans 12:4-8 Kian yanked the door open, bounded into the house, and fell dramatically into an overstuffed chair in the living room. Dad smirked as he watched his son from the corner of his eye. “So, Kian, how was your day?” “Fine,” muttered Kian as he stared out the window. Dad shut his… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Romans 5:6-9 Naomi studied her doll collection. She thought all her dolls were beautiful, and she couldn’t decide which one she should enter in the “Best Doll” contest at the local library. Finally, she closed her eyes, spun around a couple of times, and reached out. Her fingers closed around black-haired Hiyoko. “This… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Isaiah 41:10-13; Romans 8:38-39 Jace’s favorite toy store was closing. He stared at the sign out front and fought back tears. He loved coming here. His grandpa used to take him every year at Christmastime when he was alive, and they would spend hours looking at all the toys before Jace would finally… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Luke 17:12-19 “I love to hear Marigold sing, Mrs. Brown,” Sadie said when she stopped in at her elderly neighbor’s home one day. The little yellow canary in its shiny brass cage fluttered around, pecking seeds and singing happy songs. “I wonder why she sings so much.” Mrs. Brown smiled. “I suppose she… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Psalm 13; Isaiah 49:15 “How long until we get there?” Jeremy whined for the fourteenth time in the past seventeen minutes. “We’ll be at Uncle Jim and Aunt Kate’s house in about two more hours,” Dad replied. “Let’s stop at a rest area soon and stretch our legs.” At the rest area, Jeremy… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Psalm 51:10; Philippians 4:6-9 “Whatcha doing, Trev?” Trevor jumped as he quickly clicked to a different tab on his computer. “Nothing, Dad. Just looking up something for homework.” His father looked at him curiously, then said, “Well, supper’s almost ready. Come set the table.” Trevor’s fingers trembled as he clicked out of the… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Ephesians 5:1-2, 8-10 Malachi and Nevaeh watched their toy robots march around the room. Malachi’s was made of clear plastic, and they could see working parts and flashing lights inside the robot’s body. “My robot looks better than yours,” said Nevaeh. “It’s nice and shiny, and you can’t see all the ugly parts… Continue Reading…