August 8, 2018

Shark Bait

Bible Reading: 1 Peter 5:8 Carter plopped his backpack on the table. “Dad, listen to this! Did you know that sharks can hear a fish thrashing in the water from as far as 500 yards away?” Dad looked up from his computer. “No way! That’s five football fields away. I couldn’t even hear you thrashing… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: James 4:7

August 7, 2018

Accepting Help

Bible Reading: 1 Corinthians 10:13; Titus 2:11-14 Alma was sitting at her desk doing math homework when her little sister walked in. “I want to write numbers too,” said four-year-old Naomi. Smiling, Alma wrote the numbers from one to ten on a piece of paper. Then she took Naomi’s hand and helped her begin to… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Proverbs 4:11

August 6, 2018

Show Your Colors

Bible Reading: James 4:4-10 “Hey there, Brighton,” Mr. Davis called from his yard as Brighton passed by his neighbor’s house. “Problems? You don’t look very happy.” Brighton walked over to talk with him. “My friends are all mad at me,” he said sadly. “Some of my school friends told some of the kids at church… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Romans 6:13

August 5, 2018

Always There

Bible Reading: Psalm 145:18-19; Romans 8:38-39 “It’s gone!” Braylee exclaimed one morning as she and her older sister walked to the school where they attended day camp. “They just put it up, and now it’s gone!” A huge telescope had recently been installed on a mountain near their town. The girls usually saw it clearly… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Matthew 28:20

August 4, 2018

The Talking Tools

Bible Reading: Ephesians 2:8-10; 1 Peter 4:8-11 “Your friend Jon is really growing in his faith, isn’t he? It’s been fun to see him plug in at church,” Uncle Ken said as Landon helped him replace the worn-out boards on the porch. “Yeah,” Landon said. “His solo with the junior choir was great,” Uncle Ken… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: 1 Peter 4:10

August 3, 2018

A Hospital Visit

Bible Reading: Proverbs 15:13-15 “Hi, Jayden,” Anna said as she came into his hospital room. He had been injured and had undergone knee surgery the day before. “I brought you these.” Anna handed Jayden a bunch of flowers. “Achoo! Thanks, Anna. Achoo!” Jayden held the flowers away from his nose. “They’re nice, but I think… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Proverbs 17:22

August 2, 2018

No Cheese for You

Bible Reading: Proverbs 22:6; Ephesians 6:1-3 “How about slicing this cheese, Jonah?” Mom said as Jonah helped her prepare sandwiches for lunch. “Sure,” said Jonah. He got out the cheese cutter and went to work. As Jonah began slicing cheese, two-year-old Boyd ran into the kitchen. “Some!” he said, holding out his hand. Mom shook… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Colossians 3:20

August 1, 2018

Love Like Muffin’s

Bible Reading: Luke 6:27-36 “Muffin!” yelled two-year-old Isabel as she toddled into the living room. She plunked down on the floor next to Muffin, the family dog. Isabel reached out a chubby hand and pulled Muffin’s fluffy brown tail. Muffin didn’t bite or even growl. She just moved away as quickly as she could and… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Luke 6:31

July 31, 2018

Before Sundown

Bible Reading: Psalm 37:1-9 “Rhett makes me so mad!” Emmy told her dad. “He was really mean to me after I fell during my race today. He said I was a total failure! I feel like giving him a good kick and yelling in his face.” “Maybe you should let him know you’re really angry… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Ephesians 4:26

July 30, 2018

No Teasing

Bible Reading: Romans 12:10-15 Emerson angrily kicked a stone and sent it flying along the sidewalk. When he heard someone coming up behind him, he turned and saw that it was Isaac, one of his classmates. “You mad about something?” Isaac asked when he saw how upset Emerson looked. “What’s wrong?” Emerson sighed and kicked… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: 1 Corinthians 13:4-5