Bible Reading: 1 Corinthians 9:24–27; 2 Timothy 4:7–8 Tara and her dad were training for her first 5K race. Her dad, who was an experienced runner, had been running with her a little bit longer each day to build up her stamina. Today, they were going to try to make it the entire five kilometers….
Bible Reading: Ephesians 5:15–20 “It’s about time someone came to visit!” Mrs. Smith snapped when Jade and her mother came to visit some people in a nursing home. She then grumbled about the food, the nurses, her doctor, and the rainy weather. She turned to Jade. “You just don’t know how lucky you are,” she…
Bible Reading: Philippians 2:1–11 “Bailey, you’re crazy,” Taylor said as the sisters wandered through the amusement park. “You take a selfie every two steps.” “I send them to my camp friends.” Bailey stopped and posed in front of the carousel. “They need fifty pictures of you?” Taylor snapped. “I thought you said the camp theme…
Bible Reading: Hebrews 12:1-3 “Guess what, Mom?” Amir pointed to a webpage on his computer screen. “They’re having a turtle race at the downtown festival again this year! I’m going to enter Myrtle in it.” Mom laughed. “Okay. Who knows? Maybe she’ll win.” “I think she will,” said Amir. “I’ll start training her right away.”…
Bible Reading: Psalm 139:23-24; Romans 12:1-2 Zayden leaned back and sighed. He couldn’t concentrate on his homework. He’d been worrying about next week’s science test all day, and then he’d overheard someone tell a bad joke and couldn’t get it out of his head. When the worries and bad thoughts just wouldn’t stop, he finally…
Bible Reading: Matthew 6:5-8 Dante heard someone calling his name. “Amen,” he said quickly, then opened his closet door to find his dad standing in the middle of his room. “I didn’t mean to interrupt you,” Dad said, “but I’m curious. Why were you praying in your closet?” “Well, I always pray beside my bed,”…
Bible Reading: 1 Corinthians 13:8-13 Nicholas peered ahead through the fog that surrounded them. “Hey, Dad!” he said as he and his father approached the large city they were visiting. “Look!” He pointed toward the distant city skyline that was almost completely hidden by the fog. “You can hardly see those huge buildings today.” Dad…
