November 16, 2017

Good Medicine

Bible Reading: Proverbs 15:13-17 “Guess what happened at Grandma and Grandpa’s,” Karmyn said, giggling. She and her brother, Felix, had just gotten home after spending the weekend with their grandparents. “Grandma had orange juice in a plastic pitcher, and when she picked it up—” Karmyn could no longer talk because she was laughing too hard,… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Proverbs 17:22

November 15, 2017

The Magnifying Glass

Bible Reading: Psalm 34:1-8; Revelation 4:11 “Psalm 34:3. Oh, magify…magify…” Darcy struggled with her memory verse as she and her older sister walked up the driveway to their grandfather’s house. “Hi, Grandpa,” said Bryn as they went into the house. “Hi, kids.” Grandpa folded his newspaper. “I was just reading.” “What’s that, Grandpa?” Darcy pointed… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Psalm 34:3

November 14, 2017

Sneaky Stained Glass

Bible Reading: Proverbs 3:5-8; 1 Corinthians 13:12 As Grady, Calvin, and Eleanor waited for their father after church, they looked out at the parking lot through the stained glass windows near the back of the auditorium. “I see our car,” said Calvin. “It’s green.” Eleanor disagreed. “No, it’s not,” she said. “It’s yellow.” “You’re both… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Proverbs 3:5

November 13, 2017

The Echo Game

Bible Reading: 3 John 1:9-12 Carly sat on the couch, flipping through the channels on TV. She came to a popular teen show and put down the remote. Just then her little sister, Hailey, flopped down next to her. “Want to play the echo game?” Hailey asked. “What’s the echo game?” Carly asked. Hailey smiled…. Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: 3 John 1:11

November 12, 2017

Puzzling Pieces

Bible Reading: Psalm 37:23-28 Easton shuffled through the pieces of a jigsaw puzzle. “Wow! I’ve never tried to do a puzzle with so many pieces before!” “I know it looks hard, but I’m sure you can do it,” said Mom. “Want some help? I could turn the pieces right side up for you.” “Okay,” Easton… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Romans 8:28

November 11, 2017

One Size Fits All

Bible Reading: Romans 10:9-13; Galatians 3:28 Oh, look, Mom!” Grace picked up a pair of gloves in the store. “These would match my new winter jacket perfectly! But I doubt they’ll have my size—they haven’t had my size in anything else I wanted today.” Grace and her mother were having a rather unsuccessful shopping trip…. Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Romans 10:13

November 10, 2017

Tiny Termites

Bible Reading: John 6:5-13; Colossians 3:23-24 “I wish I could help!” Lana said as she watched her older brother and sister get ready for the high school service project. They were going to pass out food at the local food pantry. “You did help,” Mom told Lana. “You took cans of food to your Sunday… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Colossians 3:23-24

November 9, 2017

Gobs of Grace

Bible Reading: Romans 5:17; Ephesians 1:7-10 “Hurray, we’re getting burritos! We’re getting burritos!” Bailey skipped gleefully as she and her mom and sister, Adeline, walked into their favorite Mexican restaurant and got in line. They’d been running errands all morning, and Bailey had been in a bad mood and had started several arguments with her… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Ephesians 1:7

November 8, 2017

One-of-a-Kind Masterpiece

Bible Reading: Psalm 139:14-18 When Sophie got home from school, she went straight to her room, flopped face-first on her bed, and began to cry. Soon there was a knock on her door. “Sophie, it’s Mom. Can I come in?” Sophie managed to let out a muffled yes, and Mom came in and sat down… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Ephesians 2:10

November 7, 2017

Two New Hearts

Bible Reading: Psalm 51:10-17; Ezekiel 36:26-27 Aunt Dee must be here! Griffin thought when he saw a blue mini van parked in their driveway. Maybe she brought Grandma home from the hospital—the doctor said she might come home today. Grandma had been very sick, but she’d had an amazing operation. She had been given a… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Ezekiel 36:26