Daily Devotional Archives

Bible Reading: Psalm 36:7; Isaiah 49:14-16; 1 Peter 1:18-19 “Can we leave yet? This is boooring,” whined Tracie as Mom pulled into the antique mall’s parking lot. “Tracie, we haven’t even gotten out of the car yet!” her older sister, Dana, said. “Come on, it’s not that bad. We’ll find treasures.” Tracie rolled her eyes…. Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Ephesians 4:26-31 Everly sat at the dinner table and picked at her food. Even the brownies, her favorite dessert, didn’t interest her. “Not hungry?” asked Mom. Everly shook her head. “I’ll have a brownie later,” she said glumly. After dinner, Everly silently loaded plates into the dishwasher. “What’s the matter, honey?” Mom asked… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: John 15:4-8; Colossians 3:15-17 Cameron gripped the handles of his scooter tighter as he went airborne. The wheels landed smoothly on the pavement, and he grinned wide. “Awesome!” His sister, Summer, grinned and gave him a thumbs-up as she pulled her scooter up beside him. “Kids!” Mom beckoned them from a table laden… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Proverbs 16:24; James 3:9-12 “Mom! I’m home! Let’s go!” Tommy shouted as he bolted through the door. “When’s the movie start? Which one are we going to see? Can we get extra butter on the popcorn? Can we—” “Whoa, Tommy,” Mom broke in before he could say anything else, “take a breath, buddy!… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Hebrews 12:1-3 “Maria makes me so mad!” said Leah. “I prayed and studied so hard for that test! Maria barely studied, and she got a perfect score. It’s so unfair! She’s not even a Christian!” “Hold up!” said Dad. “Whether or not she’s a Christian, your grades come from your hard work. Also,… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Romans 12:14-21 “Hi, Mom!” Kyle bounded into the kitchen with a huge grin and plopped onto a stool. “Hi, sweetie. Was today better?” “Sure was! Guess what? I know why the kids made fun of me about my job in the class play. James was jealous! He wanted to do the lights and… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: 1 Corinthians 12:15-27 Mom sliced a wedge of moist chocolate cake and handed it to Kyle with a fork. Kyle wasted no time shoveling the cake into his mouth. “Kyle, not only do you matter to God, you matter to other people too, even if they don’t think so.” Kyle swallowed. “I don’t… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Zephaniah 3:17; Romans 5:6-8 Kyle shuffled into the kitchen. “Something smells good.” “I’m baking cake,” Mom said. “Again.” Kyle slumped onto a stool. “Again?” Mom offered him a plate of cooling lumps vaguely resembling chocolate cake. Kyle tasted one and scrunched his nose. “Yuck!” “I forgot baking powder,” Mom explained. “It makes a… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Matthew 18:21-22 “I am never going to school again!” Suzi announced as she came through the door. She flopped onto the couch and covered her face with a pillow. “And I’m never speaking to Christy again.” Mom came over and sat down. “That bad, huh? Never is a long time not to speak… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Hebrews 11:6-10 Austin didn’t pay much attention to the animals as he followed his dad and little sister through the city zoo. All he could think about was how, in another week, they’d be moving to a different city. “Are you enjoying the zoo today?” asked Dad. Emma nodded eagerly, but Austin just… Continue Reading…