Bible Reading: 1 Chronicles 29:10-13 Laughter erupted as the Belford family finished a rowdy game of charades. Melody, a neighbor girl who had joined them in the game, got ready to leave. “I wish my family got along and had fun together like yours does,” she told Cara. “We argue and fight all the time….
Bible Reading: Luke 21:9-19 Felix was lying on his bed with his head propped on his hands and a worried look on his face when his mom stopped at his door. “How was school, Felix?” she asked. “Did something happen?” “Not really.” Felix hesitated. “We did have a discussion in social studies, though. One of…
Bible Reading: John 14:25-29 “Dad, why does God allow war?” Brent asked after hearing a news report on TV. “That’s a hard question—it’s one people have been asking for centuries,” said Dad. “It’s hard to—” He paused as the door opened and Mom came in carrying Thea. Dad jumped up, took the little girl, and…
Bible Reading: Psalm 34:13-14; Hebrews 12:14-15 “I know, but that’s what Bianca said.” Kaylee switched the phone to her other ear. “She told me she was sick of hearing you whine all the time. I can’t help it if she says mean things about you.” After talking a little longer, Kaylee put down her phone…
Bible Reading: Ephesians 6:10-18 Zoe sat at the edge of her bed and put on a pair of white socks. Then she looked up and saw her brother, Jackson, standing in her doorway wearing one black sock and one white sock. Zoe laughed. “Your socks don’t match,” she said. Jackson looked down at his outfit….
Bible Reading: Philippians 4:4-9 More than an hour after Phoebe had gone to bed at her grandparents’ home, she still had not fallen asleep. She tried everything she could think of to relax her mind, but nothing worked. Finally, she slipped out of bed and went to find Grandma. “Grandma, I saw an ad on…
Bible Reading: John 14:25-27 Luke and Rebecca’s new golden retriever puppy gnawed on an old shoe. “Ringo sure played hard today,” Luke said. “He never rests!” “Kids!” Mom called. “It’s time to put Ringo to bed.” Luke and Rebecca had promised they would take care of their new puppy. This was Ringo’s first night with…
Bible Reading: Psalm 31:1-5 “Hurry! Pull up the drawbridge, Seth!” Mitchell hurried into the cardboard castle in their basement. “The enemy is coming!” Seth pulled up the bridge, and both boys peered through narrow slits in the walls. “Now they won’t be able to cross the moat,” said Seth. “And even if they do, our…
