Bible Reading: Ephesians 4:26-32 Mei hung up the phone and walked into the living room with her arms crossed and her jaw clenched. “That was Everly.” Mom frowned. “You’re not still angry with her, are you?” “Of course I am!” said Mei. “She shouldn’t have made fun of me that way. She did it right…
Bible Reading: 2 Kings 2:23-24; James 3:5-11 Josie and Peter were silent on the ride home from Grandma’s house. “All right,” said Mom, “I know why Grandma was upset, but I’d like to hear from you two what happened.” Peter hung his head. “Josie and I were making fun of one of our teachers at…
Bible Reading: Ephesians 4:26-27, 31-32; James 1:19-20 “Mom!” Jessica cried. “Cassandra hit me!” “Because you pushed me!” cried her little sister. Mom sighed. “Girls, just once I would like to drive to school without you two fighting.” Jessica felt her face flush with anger at her sister. She tried to ignore her by picking a…
Bible Reading: Matthew 24:35-51 Amy picked up the tissues and old drawings off the floor and threw them in the trash can. As she was making her bed, her little sister Cindy ran into the room. Amy’s dad followed her. “Grandma’s coming!” Cindy yelled. She had already told all her friends and teachers at preschool,…
Bible Reading: 1 Corinthians 3:11-15 “Hi, Dad,” Kiera said as she sat down at the table for breakfast. “Are you going to have to work late again tonight?” Kiera’s dad was a manager at a large store. “Nope—it’s New Year’s Eve, so we close early today.” Dad smiled and sighed. “I’m ready for a night…
Bible Reading: Titus 2:11-14 “Tim! I need your help!” Abigail called out as she stared at the computer screen. “I hit a wrong key or something. The whole page is upside down!” Abigail’s brother quickly walked over to see what was wrong. “It’s okay,” he assured her. “Look—there’s an undo button right here at the…
Bible Reading: Psalm 51:7; Philippians 2:1-11 “I’m glad I’m not like Rachel.” Beth gazed at the falling snow through the car window as she spoke. “What do you mean?” Mom asked with a slight frown. “Well, Rachel is kinda—oh, I don’t know—stuck on herself a bit,” Beth replied. “Whenever we talk, she does most of…
Bible Reading: Hebrews 12:1-3 Luke groaned as he came into the house and dropped his backpack on the table with a thud. “This backpack is so heavy!” he said. “It hurts my shoulders and really slows me down.” “Well, let’s see if there’s anything we can take out to lighten it up a bit,” said…
Bible Reading: Psalm 139: 23-24; Jeremiah 17:10 “Why is there an old apple core inside a crinkled chip bag under your pillow?” Dad asked when Karis came into the kitchen. Karis smirked. “I think the real question is why were you looking under my pillow?” “I was just following my nose,” said Dad. “Your room…
Bible Reading: Titus 3:1-8 “Thanks, Anya,” Naomi said when she opened the birthday present from her sister. “A diary. I love it!” “Read your book to me!” said Naomi’s little brother, Micah. Naomi laughed. “I can’t—the pages are all empty.” She flipped through them so he could see. “This is a book for me to…
