Daily Devotional Archives

Bible Reading: Colossians 3:12-13 Snip, snip, snip! Natalie scowled as her scissors jabbed the paper. “What’re you making?” Allie asked. “Isn’t it obvious? Hearts.” Snip! “Oh, now I see! You always have such good ideas, Natalie.” Natalie huffed. Allie’s so weird, she thought. Like her ugly plaid dress. No way would Natalie be caught dead… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Isaiah 40:27-31; Habakkuk 3:16-19 “Henry!” Sally shrieked. “Come quick! He did it again!” Henry ran to the backyard where Sally was and saw his new fainting goat Sour Cream lying upside down in the grass—all four hooves sticking straight up in the air like popsicle sticks. Sally looked worried. “Do you think we… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Isaiah 55:8-9; Jeremiah 10:11-13; Romans 8:28 “Can you take Sammy for a walk?” Dad asked as Josh walked in from school. “He’s been cooped up all day.” “So have I,” Josh said, grabbing the leash. “I don’t like my new school.” “I know,” Dad said. “I’m not a big fan of my new… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: John 13:12-17 Hazel laughed as she watched her little brother Jake playing in the living room. He had climbed up into Dad’s favorite chair and was pretending to read a book. As he crossed his feet and tried to make them reach the footstool, he shouted, “Look at me! I’m just like Daddy!”… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Psalm 139:3-12 Jace looked up as his mom walked in with two bags of groceries. “Hi, honey,” she said. “Will you go get the other bags of groceries from the car? And please pick up the other stuff I spilled too. When I grabbed my purse, it was upside down, and some things… Continue Reading…

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…