Daily Devotional Archives

Bible Reading: John 3:3; 2 Corinthians 5:17; Ephesians 2:8-9 Mrs. Renfro’s Sunday school class gathered around the mesh cage. The chrysalis twitched like kitten whiskers. Excited whispers hushed as the first spiny leg pushed out of the cocoon, and soon the butterfly unfolded from its woven bed and fluttered around the cage. “Look!” squealed Mckenzie…. Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Jeremiah 31:1-3; Romans 5:6-8; 1 John 3:1 Tad heard the familiar voices even before he saw them. The little boys were singing their favorite song again, and it made Tad smile. As he walked up the front path to their house, two little heads with dark brown hair flung open the door. “Hi!”… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: John 10:11-18; Romans 6:23; 10:13 “Come on, Winston,” Ellis called to his dog. “Let’s go explore along the creek. We can cross the pasture today because the cows are way off on the other side.” Winston came running, and they started out. When Ellis stopped to examine some tracks, he heard an angry… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Psalms 126:3; 147:1-9, 14-18 “Oh no! It looks like rain!” Reid exclaimed, anxiously looking up at the sky from the porch of the vacation cottage his family was renting for spring break. “It sure does,” Mom said. “I think we’d better postpone our picnic on the beach until later in the week.” “But… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Ephesians 6:1-9; 1 John 4:7-12 “Miguel, do you want to play soccer?” Miguel looked up from his homework. His friend Isaac peeked at him through the screen door. Miguel grinned. “You mean fútbol?” he asked, using the Spanish word for soccer. Isaac laughed. “No, soccer!” “Fútbol!” “Homework!” Mamá pushed through the swinging door… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: John 3:16; Romans 6:23; James 5:15 “What are you two working on?” Mom asked as she set grocery bags on the counter. “Our Sunday school teacher gave us homework,” answered Maddie. Abby, Maddie’s best friend, looked up from her project. “But it’s fun work,” she added. Mom looked at the kitchen table. Glue… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Psalm 37:5-7; Romans 8:38-39 James watched the red kite soaring in the bright sky. His big brother Michael grinned. “Don’t you wish we could take off and fly like that?” Michael asked. “Yeah!” James grinned back. “But if I were that kite, I wouldn’t want the string to hold me down. I’d want… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Psalm 119:33-37 “Are you reading your favorite fairy tale again?” Kalea asked her younger sister. Nani nodded. “Want to hear it?” She cleared her throat and began “reading” the story without even looking at her book. “When Hansel and Gretel woke up, the forest was very dark. ‘How will we find our way… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: John 15:9-17 Logan loved pranking his big sister Natalie. Today, he’d sneaked into her room while she was at soccer practice and turned everything upside down. When she got home, he hid in his room, waiting for her reaction. After several minutes, her scream echoed down the hallway. “Logan!” Logan fell onto his… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Romans 4:6-8; 5:8-9 “What’s that, Grandpa?” Rafael pointed to some small cards and pieces of shiny red paper on the kitchen table. Grandpa smiled. “Grandma found these when she was cleaning the attic the other day. When I was a boy, we used to get these as prizes in cereal boxes—they’re something like… Continue Reading…