Daily Devotional Archives

Bible Reading: 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 “I can hardly believe we’re moving back to Thomasville tomorrow!” said Mallory. “I can’t wait!” Aubrey nodded. “It seems like ages, not just a year, since we moved here so Dad could get the special training he needed for his job. It will be so much fun to see all… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Romans 12:4-8 “I wish I were funny like Evan,” Mark said as he slumped into a chair. “Everyone likes him. Evan says things that make the whole class laugh. Whenever I try to tell jokes, nobody laughs. Dad, how can I be funny?” “Well, now, let’s think about you for a minute,” Dad… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Romans 6:1-12 Zoe shivered and pulled her cap down tighter as she stood with her mom in an outside courtyard. They were waiting to watch an ice sculptor carve the huge block of ice that stood in the center of the yard. Zoe shoved her hands into her pockets. “It’s so cold!” she… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Ephesians 4:11-16; 1 Peter 4:10-11 “Look at that cool tree house!” someone said. “Yeah. That’s Liam Patterson’s,” came the reply. “He says he built it all by himself, but I doubt he could have done that.” Sitting on the floor of his new hideout, Liam heard the words floating up from the street…. Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Psalm 119:105; John 9:1-4 Maggie was born blind. The doctors called it a “random congenital birth defect.” But Maggie’s parents gave her lots of love, and she learned to read braille and use a white cane when she walked. Maggie could do everything other children did, she just did things a little differently…. Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Isaiah 53:6; Luke 15:4-7 As Leah stood and looked around the mall, she cried as if her heart would break. “Are you lost?” someone asked her. Leah sobbed as she nodded her head. She knew the man talking to her was a security guard—her mother had pointed him out to her. “If you… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 Cameron and his parents had just returned from church. Dad was walking him through the steps of cooking burgers when Mom stepped out onto the patio. “Cameron, why don’t you help me clean the china cabinet after lunch?” she said. Cameron frowned and shifted to peer inside the house at… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Psalm 23 At lunchtime, Breslyn watched in amusement as her little brother Kyle sat in his high chair, stubbornly shaking his head and refusing to eat the strained peas Mom was offering him. “Maybe you should give him some applesauce,” suggested Breslyn. “He always likes that.” “Yes,” said Mom, “but he needs other… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: 1 Kings 2:1-4; 3:5-12 “How about this quote?” Kenton asked as he and Grandpa read a book together about Benjamin Franklin. Kenton’s homework was to write down two of Ben Franklin’s famous quotes. “‘Haste makes waste.’ What does that mean, Grandpa?” “Well, I think it means that when you hurry to get a… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: John 12:37-43; Ephesians 5:7-8 Landon scuffed the toe of his shoe in the playground dirt. I don’t like the jokes these guys are telling, he thought. They’re not funny, and I don’t like the way they mock different groups of people. But Landon wanted those boys to like him, so when they laughed… Continue Reading…