Daily Devotional Archives

Bible Reading: Philippians 2:13-16 “Whenever I get home from school, all I want is food that’s cool,” chanted Marina, making up the rhyme as she opened the freezer and took out an ice cream bar. She grinned at her brother Archer. Archer rolled his eyes and made up a rhyme of his own. “I think… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Psalm 57:7-11 “Let’s get ready for church,” said Dad. “We don’t want to be late.” “Dad says that every week,” Amos told his sister, Maggie. “We should get ready early some Sunday, just to see if it’s really Dad talking or if it’s a recording that plays every week.” Dad grinned and nodded…. Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: John 3:3; 14:1-6; 1 Peter 1:3-5 “Do you really believe what your Sunday school teacher said?” asked Oscar. He was spending the weekend with his friend Michael while his parents were out of town. “Your teacher said some people won’t go to heaven. If that’s true, who gets to go? Do you? Do… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Psalm 136:1-9 “Our room is going to look so cool!” Ivy said as she set her brush down and took a seat on the floor. She and her twin sister, Elinor, had just finished painting their room completely black. After it dried, they were going to put star-shaped glow-in-the-dark stickers all over the… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Psalm 118:6-9; Isaiah 41:10 Danae was excited when she returned home from an afternoon of horseback riding. “That was so much fun!” she told her family. “We went on a trail ride through the woods. My horse was spooked once, but I didn’t fall off!” “Spooked?” asked Dallas, Danae’s little brother. “Did you… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Psalm 34:1-15; 2 Corinthians 12:8-10 Thea inhaled the mist from her nebulizer. She felt her chest muscles relax as air rushed in. Just a few minutes before, an asthma attack had robbed her of her breath. “How do you feel now?” Mom asked as Thea let out a breath. “Better,” Thea said. “I… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Philippians 2:1-4 “Oh man! Julie’s here again?” whined Luke. “I told Aunt Megan I would watch her for a few hours,” said Mom. “What’s wrong? I thought you loved your baby cousin.” “She’s fine, I guess. It’s just that whenever she’s here, Kevin totally ignores me. He doesn’t want to play or go… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Psalms 27:5-10, 14; 91:14-16 Because there was so much arguing going on inside the house, no one heard Jude slip out the back door. He ran across the yard and shimmied up his favorite tree. Somehow, sitting in the big old tree made Jude feel better–safe from things like noise and heartache. The… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: John 10:27-30 When Shaun asked to see the gift his little sister had just opened, Kelsey turned away. “No,” she said. “Mine.” “I just want to look at it!” Shaun said. “Sorry, kiddo, but it is her gift,” said Mom. “I’m sure she’ll let you look at it later. Right now, she’s in… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Hebrews 11:8-12 Jack helped Dad load the last of the boxes into the truck. Then he jumped down to the street and looked up at his house. It wasn’t the largest or fanciest house on the block, but it was the only place he’d ever called home. Now his parents had accepted teaching… Continue Reading…