Bible Reading: Matthew 6:19–21; Hebrews 11:24–26 “Hey, what are you doing with that twig?” Noah asked, pointing to a small plant inside the pail his friend Trent was holding. “It’s an apple tree,” replied Trent. “No kidding? Looks like a dead stick to me.” Noah shook his head and changed the subject. “I’m going to…
Bible Reading: Ephesians 2:1-5 “Hi, Tyson,” said Grandma when Tyson came to her house one Saturday afternoon. “You won’t believe what I bought today!” “What’s that?” asked Tyson. Grandma showed him. “A smartphone!” Tyson exclaimed. “Good for you, Grandma.” “I even have some music on it already,” Grandma said. “You can listen to it with…
Bible Reading: 1 Peter 5:8-11 “This is so cool!” Jesse exclaimed as his uncle flew the helicopter along a river. Uncle Tyler, a pilot with an emergency helicopter service, was giving Jesse and his friend Kurt a helicopter ride. Kurt grinned. “Tell us about some of the rescues you’ve made.” Uncle Tyler pointed toward the…
Bible Reading: Romans 5:8-15 Christmas was over, and Henry and Nevaeh helped their parents remove the ornaments, lights, and strands of garland from the Christmas tree branches. Soon the shimmering and festive tree looked bare except for the colorful tree skirt surrounding the tree stand. “Hey,” Henry called out. “Look at that!” He pointed to…
Bible Reading: 1 John 5:9-13 Rose sat forward in her seat, her eyes riveted to the screen. “Oh, no!” she exclaimed as Hugo, the main character in the movie they were watching, fell into the ocean while trying to get the sail of his ship down. “What will happen to Hugo now? He was sailing…
Bible Reading: Matthew 2:9-11 The Ravens were up by one in the championship game of the winter league basketball tournament when the scoreboard buzzed. The game was over! All the guys huddled around their star player, Hank Phillips, who scored 28 of their 62 points. On the car ride home, Hank couldn’t stop looking at…
Bible Reading: Deuteronomy 29:2-6 Landon ducked as a bee buzzed by, barely missing his head. He watched the bee settle on a flower before moving on. “That bee was so close to your head, he almost gave you a buzz cut!” Dad said. Landon didn’t laugh. He had something else on his mind. “Dad, can…
Bible Reading: Revelation 21:1-5 Doug peered out the van’s back window as his dad drove down the cemetery’s narrow path past rows and rows of small gray tombstones. Snow and ice covered the ground from the last winter storm. When they reached the second to last row of tombstones, Dad pulled to the side of…
Bible Reading: 1 Corinthians 15:20-28 Nathan stood outside his brother’s room. He had meant to go in, but he didn’t really want to. The floor creaked a little under his weight, and he winced. “Nathan?” called Sam from inside. Nathan sighed and pushed the door open. “Mom says it’s time to eat.” His older brother…
