Daily Devotional Archives

Bible Reading: 1 JOHN 5:14-15 Sophia used to come home from school to cookies on the table and a big hug from her mom. She used to sit down and tell her mom all about her day as she ate the warm, gooey treats. But for the past several months, she’d come home to a… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: PHILIPPIANS 4:4-8 “I hope all the seeds we planted come up,” said Diego as he looked at the area where he and his grandfather had just finished putting in rows of peas, carrots, and other vegetables. Grandpa leaned on his hoe. “I do too. I just hope we don’t get too many plants… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: ROMANS 6:4-11; COLOSSIANS 3:1-4 Rami tore the wrapping paper off the birthday gift from his dad. When he saw the book that was inside, he jumped up and down. “All right! The next Archer Perry book!” “Did I get the right one?” asked Dad. “Yeah! This is the next one in the series… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: HEBREWS 13:2; 1 PETER 4:7-10 “Oh no!” cried Jena when she heard they would be having house guests. “Do the Wilsons have to stay here? All we ever do is have people stay with us. Missionaries, international students—even complete strangers, like those people who got stranded in the snowstorm last winter!” “I thought… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: EPHESIANS 6:10-18 A dodgeball whizzed past Grace’s head, and she ducked, toppling over the plastic chair she’d been sitting in. I’ve had enough of this, she thought. The only time anyone notices me is when I get in the way of their games. She grabbed her backpack and marched out of the gym…. Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: LUKE 17:11-19 Dayton waved as his friend Cole hopped out of the van, then moved into the front seat beside his mother. “That was fun!” he told her. “I wish we could have a Sunday school class picnic every Saturday.” Mom grinned wearily. “I don’t! After all the work involved, I’m pretty exhausted.”… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: MATTHEW 22:37-40; LUKE 6:43-45 “I still don’t see why we had to move,” Gwen complained to her brother as they walked home from school. “Well, it’s not so bad here,” Liam replied. “The kids at our new school are pretty nice.” Gwen scowled. “I don’t think so. Some kid bumped into me during… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: PSALM 32:1-5 Marshall tossed and turned in his bed. He knew it was the lie he had told that kept pricking his conscience and was keeping him awake. He punched the pillow, snuggled deeper under the covers, and squeezed his eyes shut. But he could not turn off the little voice in his… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: PSALM 119:9-16 Presley put her napkin down and sighed. “What a great lunch!” She looked out the window. “Can we go to that park with the fountain now?” She pointed down the block, where a fountain near the sidewalk squirted water over anyone walking close by. “Oh, that looks like fun!” said Presley’s… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: PSALM 139:13-16 “Look at this one, Adri!” Adriana looked at the bright green bullfrog in her twin brother’s hands. She shrugged. “It’s all right. But I can find a bigger one.” She spun around and marched into the deeper part of the swamp. “Better not go too far or your boots will get… Continue Reading…