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: Psalm 51:1-9 Adam’s eyes widened in horror as his elbow knocked a bottle of paint off the table and it toppled to the floor. Blue paint spread in a growing blob across the kitchen. Adam jumped off his chair and quickly picked up the paint bottle. What am I going to do? he…
Bible Reading: 1 John 1:5-10 Katie’s brother Brent had wanted a pet monkey ever since Dad’s job had brought their family to South America. “Rico told me how to catch one,” Brent told his sister one day. “I made a hole in a big gourd and put a banana in it. When a monkey reaches…
Bible Reading: Luke 11:9-13 “Matthew, when you’ve finished raking the leaves, come to the shed.” Matthew’s father pushed a wheelbarrow around the back of the house. Uh-oh, what did Dad want now? The last time he called him to the shed, he asked him to pick up sticks that had fallen from the windstorm. Maybe…
Bible Reading: Psalm 101:1-8 Becky sat on her bed, so engrossed in her new library book that she didn’t even notice her mom enter the room. When Mom sat down next to her on the bed, Becky jumped and shoved the book under her, hoping her mom hadn’t seen the title. Mom frowned. “You doing…
