Daily Devotional Archives

Bible Reading: Galatians 2:20; Ephesians 2:1-7; 1 John 4:12-13 “Time for dinner!” At the sound of Dad’s voice, Paisley and Bridger paused the level in their video game and hurried to the kitchen. “What were you guys playing?” Dad asked as he set a bowl of veggies on the table. “It’s an adventure game!” Bridger… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Psalm 33:6-9; Romans 6:23; 2 Peter 3:11-13 Michael put the last touch of paint on his school project, set the brush down, and stood back to admire it. It had taken weeks of hard work, but he had put together a model farm that he was proud of. It had everything from a… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Proverbs 17:27-28; 18:13 “Don’t quit yet!” Jill begged her friend, but Elsie sat down and began unlacing her skates, saying she was cold. “It’s not that cold!” said Jill. Elsie didn’t answer, and Jill went back out on the ice. “Hey, Jill!” called Mila as she skated by. “My mom is driving some… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Philippians 2:3-8 Tristan beamed as he picked up a shoe from the display table. “This is the kind I want, Mom! All the guys are getting shoes like this. The special soles reduce the pounding you get from the gym floor.” Tristan imagined what his friends would say if he showed up at… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: James 4:4-8; 1 Peter 5:8-10 Braelyn dropped her fishline over the side of the boat and watched the bait sink into the water. “That worm squirming on my hook looks so gross! How could a fish possibly want to eat it?” Dad chuckled. “It doesn’t look very appealing to us, but to a… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Psalm 95:1-7; James 1:17 Stella trudged quietly home from the school bus stop. After three weeks of living with Grandma Ruth, Stella still hadn’t made any friends on her new bus. Grandma Ruth kept reminding her that it takes time to build friendships. “I’m home, Grandma Ruth!” Stella called, opening the door to… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: 1 Corinthians 13:4-8 “That doesn’t go there, Jamar,” Aisha chided, taking the jigsaw puzzle piece out of her baby brother’s hand. “Put it here.” She showed Jamar how to use the piece to complete the orange fish. Instead of doing what Aisha told him, however, Jamar put the piece into his mouth. Drool… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Romans 1:14-17 Peter raced into the house after another day at his new school. “Mom! Guess what! I made some more friends today–Mateo and Rhett! They both live on the same block as us. Can they come over to play basketball?” “Sure,” said Mom. “What about the boy you were talking to at… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Mark 10:45; 1 Peter 4:8-10 “Daniel, Daniel!” Daniel’s little brother and sister came zooming into the room. “Will you play store with us? Please?” Daniel smiled. “Okay, sure.” Eli and Alessia often begged Daniel to play store with them, but Daniel didn’t mind. Their grandfather owned a hardware store, and the kids loved… Continue Reading…

Bible Reading: Mark 4:9-12; Romans 10:17 “We had a new girl in our class at church today,” Josephine said as she set the table for lunch. “Her name is Lauren, and she’s deaf. She reads lips.” Mom nodded. “I met her mother. Their family moved here recently.” She set a plate of vegetables on the… Continue Reading…