Daily Devotional Archives

Bible Reading: 2 Timothy 2:15; 4:1-5 Everleigh excitedly told her church group about her trip to England. “The funniest thing was that most people carried umbrellas everywhere—even on sunny days! That seemed really odd to us.” Mr. Hunt nodded. “I remember how much it rained when I visited England several years ago. Did you take… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Leviticus 19:16-18; Romans 12:17-21 “Mom, can we go to the park?” asked Harmony. “I want to go sledding.” “All right,” said Mom. “But we’ve got to get this kitchen cleaned up first, including the refrigerator.” “Okay,” said Harmony. “I’ll start there.” She opened the refrigerator door and started going through the items. “Harmony,… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Ecclesiastes 3:1-8, 12-13; Ephesians 5:15-17 “I used to look forward to Saturdays before we moved here,” Dad said as he crawled out from under the sink. “Since we began restoring this old house to its original splendor, it seems like there are never enough hours in the day to fix everything!” “Well, now… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Matthew 9:2-4; Hebrews 4:12-13 Jeremiah sat in Dr. Smith’s examination room, his head pounding. I should have listened to Mom and Dad and stayed away from the construction site, he thought. “How did you say this happened?” Dr. Smith asked as he finished stitching Jeremiah’s forehead. “I tripped and fell on the sidewalk.”… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Romans 12:4-11; James 1:17 “A few more days,” said Miles, “and we can watch the best ball game of the year!” He picked up the football he’d gotten for Christmas. “The next best thing to playing football is watching the Rose Bowl game!” “Huh!” scoffed his sister Heidi. “The best thing about football… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Matthew 1:23; Luke 2:8-14 There weren’t enough gifts under the tree. Alexis stood in the living room doorway and looked at the place where there were typically stacks and stacks of colorful gifts each year. This year, there were only two small piles. One for her, one for her sister. Alexis had wanted… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: John 3:17; Hebrews 1:3-4; 2:9-11 Evelyn glared out the car window as Dad pulled into the parking lot. It was Christmas Eve, and working at a soup kitchen was not how she wanted to spend the afternoon. She and Mom always baked Christmas cookies on Christmas Eve, and Dad let her help build… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Ephesians 4:30-32; James 2:14-18; 1 John 4:15-21 Cristina was playing Things That Go Together with her little sister, Bonnie. “What goes with this?” asked Cristina, setting a picture of a shoe on the playroom floor. Bonnie picked up a picture of a sock to put next to the shoe. “Good,” said Cristina. “What… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Proverbs 3:5-6; John 14:23-26 “I can’t wait to cross-country ski!” Reuben said as his father showed him how to step into the bindings. He pressed down the latch that held the skis to his boot. Dad handed Reuben the ski poles. “Just stay in my tracks and do what I do.” Dad set… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: 2 Peter 3:3-4, 8-9 After finishing their picnic lunch at a roadside park, Lawrence and Ryder walked with their parents to look at the big map on the wall next to the restrooms. “Where’s the space center on this map?” asked Lawrence. “It’s in this town here.” Dad pointed to a dot on… Continue Reading…