Bible Reading: Psalm 78:34-39 “Stop following me around, Zack!” Sam yelled at his little brother. “But I want to be with you,” Zack said tearfully. “I don’t care! I’m tired of you following me everywhere!” Sam said as he stormed out of the house. Later that day, Sam went inside to get a snack. “What…
Bible Reading: 1 John 1:5-9 “And please forgive me for the lie I told. In Jesus’ name, amen.” Heidi climbed into bed, and Mom gave her a kiss and turned out the light. After lying to her mother a few days earlier, Heidi had asked God to forgive her—but every now and then she still…
Bible Reading: Matthew 18:21-35 Rowan grinned as her brother popped a big bite of cake into his mouth. “Wow! Your cakes are getting better and better!” Colby said. Rowan and her mother were each going to enter a cake in the competition at the county fair—Rowan in the Young Bakers division, and her mother in…
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: Colossians 3:12-17 Jackson stepped off the bus and walked toward Dad. “How was your day?” Dad asked as they began walking home. Jackson shrugged. “It was all right,” he said quietly. “Something wrong?” asked Dad. Jackson kicked at a rock on the sidewalk and shoved his hands into his pockets. He was embarrassed…
Bible Reading: Hebrews 12:2-3; 1 Peter 3:18; 4:12-14, 19 “Kids! Ready for school? In just a minute we have to fly out of here!” Mom yelled from the kitchen as she hurriedly threw together lunches. Katie and Ben tied their shoes near the front door. “Need help with your backpack, Katie? I’ll help you,” Ben…
Bible Reading: Proverbs 16:16-20 “Has anyone seen my math book?” asked Heidi. “I can’t find it anywhere.” But no one had seen it, and Heidi finally remembered she had left it at Megan’s house. My perfect homework record will be ruined! she thought. She always had her homework done at the beginning of class each…
Bible Reading: Romans 6:11-14 Luca looked up from his job of pulling dandelions as his friend Roman pedaled his bike up the driveway. “Hey,” called Roman. “Let’s go swimming at the park.” “Can’t,” Luca replied. “My mom says she’s sick of seeing yellow dandelions instead of green grass, and I have to get rid of…
Bible Reading: Psalm 37:1-9 “Rhett makes me so mad!” Emmy told her dad. “He was really mean to me after I fell during my race today. He said I was a total failure! I feel like giving him a good kick and yelling in his face.” “Maybe you should let him know you’re really angry…
Bible Reading: Psalm 143:8-10; Titus 2:11-12 Cody’s black Labrador tilted his head to one side and lifted his front paw. “No, not shake! Fetch!” Cody walked over and picked up the ball for what felt like the hundredth time. “Can’t you learn anything? Fetch! Fetch, Baxter. Fetch!” Cody hurled the ball across the yard, and…
