Bible Reading: Matthew 7:1-5 Laila longed for a friend in the small town her family had recently moved to, but there was no one her age in the neighborhood. No one, that is, except Molly, and Laila didn’t want to be friends with her. “She giggles all the time,” Laila told her mother. “It drives…
Bible Reading: 1 Corinthians 13:1-7 Samantha sighed and slid in her earbuds. Sometimes being part of a blended family wasn’t easy. She now had three siblings instead of just one, and they were constantly arguing. “We always watch this game show on Mondays.” Jessica stood in front of the TV with her hands on her…
Bible Reading: Philippians 3:12-16 “I don’t think I did well on that history test today—I should have studied more,” Alicia said as she followed Mom into a store at the mall. “And then Christiana got upset when I said her skirt looked like one you used to wear in high school. I meant it as…
Bible Reading: Matthew 7:1-5; James 1:12-15 “I can’t believe it! Andy says he’s a Christian, but I saw him showing some of the guys a bad website on his tablet after school,” Cade told his dad. “He must be really weak to look at that kind of stuff.” “So looking at websites like that doesn’t…
Bible Reading: Ephesians 1:7-9 Tinkling bells chimed invitingly as the ice cream truck turned onto Johanna’s street. Ice cream was one of her favorite treats, but it was just before lunchtime, so she was sure her grandma wouldn’t let her have anything now. Maybe I can still have a little fun with the ice cream…
