Bible Reading: Romans 12:17–21 Kallie looked up from her homework when someone knocked on her bedroom door. “Come in.” “You left this in the kitchen,” her mom said, holding up a phone. “I heard it buzz and saw a message pop up. It was from Meg, and she said the picture of Susan you sent…
Bible Reading: Proverbs 6:16-19 “My baseball glove is missing!” Paxton said, scowling. “Derek probably took it. He’s always taking things that don’t belong to him.” “I heard that, Paxton,” Derek said, coming into the room. “You make me sound like a thief!” Mom raised her eyebrows. “So you don’t have Paxton’s glove?” “Well—yeah, I do,…
Bible Reading: Colossians 3:1, 8-11 Dominoes wound their way through a large room in the basement. “Wow! You have quite a domino network here,” said Amelia’s mother as she came down the stairs. She carefully picked her way to where Amelia was and dropped to the floor beside her. “How did your speech go—the one…
Bible Reading: Psalm 19:12-14; Colossians 4:6 Isabela peeked over her brother’s shoulder at the picture he was drawing. “Hey, that’s pretty good! But you need to color in that bit of sky you missed in the corner or turn it into a cloud.” “You’re so bossy!” Matías shot back. “I don’t care what you think,…
Bible Reading: Matthew 5:23-26 “Sara’s mad at me,” Inez told her mother as they drove down a country road toward town. “When she got an A on our spelling test and I got a C, I—well, I said she must have cheated. I know I shouldn’t have said that.” “Why don’t you call and apologize?”…
