Bible Reading: John 15:9–12, 16–17 Tegan went outside and called loudly for her brother. “What a really dumb idea,” she said, “sending flowers to Tina! She’s not our mom, and you didn’t have any right putting my name on that card.” “I like her, and I thought she should get flowers for Mother’s Day, but…
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: Galatians 5:13 “Hey, Caleb!” Joe shouted when they got off the bus. “I almost forgot! Tomorrow, I’m going to Planet Pizza, and I was wondering if you—” “I’d love to go!” Caleb started running toward his house before Joe could finish his sentence. “I’ll ask my mom!” That night, Caleb asked his mom…
Bible Reading: Proverbs 15:23; 25:11-13 “Whoa!” Lachlan yelled as his remote control jeep crashed. He picked it up and saw that a piece had fallen off. Lachlan tried to fix the jeep—but it was no use. “Parker, can you fix this?” he asked his older brother. “You’re always breaking things!” said Parker. But he held…
Bible Reading: James 2:14-17; 1 John 3:18 Bobby was so focused on coloring the big red heart that he didn’t hear his dad come into his room. Dad stood behind him and read the poem written on the card Bobby was working on out loud. “‘Roses are red, the snow is white…you light up my…
Bible Reading: Psalm 19:12-14; Colossians 4:6 Isabela peeked over her brother’s shoulder at the picture he was drawing. “Hey, that’s pretty good! But you need to color in that bit of sky you missed in the corner or turn it into a cloud.” “You’re so bossy!” Matías shot back. “I don’t care what you think,…
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: 1 Timothy 4:11-16 “Why do we have to take Mrs. Anderson to church with us tomorrow?” asked Miriam. “I can’t stand her!” “I don’t like her either,” said Miriam’s little brother Brendon. “Me neither!” said Flynn, the youngest. “That’s enough!” said Mom. “That is not a kind thing to say about an elderly…
Bible Reading: James 3:5-10 Miles looked up as his little sister limped into the kitchen. “What’s wrong?” he asked. “I need new shoes!” Presley said. She lifted her right foot. “This one hurts me!” Miles smirked. “Because you don’t know how to put shoes on right. You probably have them on the wrong feet.” He…
Bible Reading: 1 Thessalonians 5:11-15; Hebrews 10:24-25 Lydia and Nick helped their dad load groceries into the car. “I hope it stops snowing soon,” Nick said as he closed the trunk. Hearing the sound of spinning tires, he looked around the snow-covered parking lot. A few rows over, a car was having trouble moving. “Let’s…
