Selfie Problem

Bible Reading: Philippians 2:1–11 “Bailey, you’re crazy,” Taylor said as the sisters wandered through the amusement park. “You take a selfie every two steps.” “I send them to my camp friends.” Bailey stopped and posed in front of the carousel. “They need fifty pictures of you?” Taylor snapped. “I thought you said the camp theme…

Misplaced Honor

Bible Reading: Psalm 101:5, Romans 12:3 Kaitlin smiled when she heard Hunter misspell the final word of the district spelling bee. He dropped the ‘c,’ and she could tell by his red face he knew it. “Evanescent, e-v-a-n-e-s-c-e-n-t, evanescent,” Kaitlin rattled off without a breath. She grinned at Hunter as he dropped his head. The…

Blatt, Blatt, Blatt

Bible Reading: Romans 12:4-8 BLATT! BLATT! BLATT! Billy was sitting in front of the music stand with his trombone, moving the slide in and out, when Dad walked in holding a baseball and glove. “Hey, Billy,” Dad said. “How about taking a break to play catch?” In the backyard Dad threw easy tosses to Billy,…

Another Titanic

Bible Reading: Jeremiah 9:23-24; 1 Peter 5:5-6 “My English report is due tomorrow, and I’m going to have the best one in the class!” announced Marshall as he and his dad got ready to play a game of ping pong. “Most of the kids write the dumbest essays you’ve ever seen! I also got the…