Bible Reading: John 6:25-29 “Hi, Uncle Rob!” Calvin and his dad walked into his uncle’s living room. “You’re up! We thought you’d be in bed.” Uncle Rob had fallen from a ladder and hurt his back and was now back home after spending several days in the hospital. Uncle Rob smiled. “Thankfully I don’t have…
Bible Reading: John 10:14-18 “Why would Jesus allow Himself to be killed if He were really God?” Blake asked his youth group leader. “I don’t get it!” Mr. Carter did his best to explain, but Blake still thought it made no sense. A few weeks later, Blake joined the group on a campout at a…
Bible Reading: Matthew 28:18-20 “So, how was your first day?” Mom asked. Merrie stared out the window at the passing scenery. “Pretty good. A girl named Danielle offered to show me around. If it weren’t for her, I would’ve been pretty helpless. That school is huge!” Mom adjusted the rearview mirror to see her better….
Bible Reading: Proverbs 22:1; Isaiah 56:5; Romans 5:1, 6-8 Alexis rushed into the house. “Mom! Bree’s mom and new baby sister are home now!” she exclaimed. “She’s so cute, and her name is Arabella. I love that name! How do people decide what to name their babies?” “Well,” said Mom, “some are named after a…
Bible Reading: Isaiah 64:4-8 “Who’s first in shower line-up tonight?” Mom asked at the dinner table. “I’ll go first,” Kyle volunteered. “But I’ve been meaning to tell you—the bath towels, they…well, they stink!” His brother snickered. “Yeah,” Chris said. “I’ve noticed that too.” Mom glanced at them and then at Dad. He cleared his throat….
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: Romans 5:8-15 Christmas was over, and Henry and Nevaeh helped their parents remove the ornaments, lights, and strands of garland from the Christmas tree branches. Soon the shimmering and festive tree looked bare except for the colorful tree skirt surrounding the tree stand. “Hey,” Henry called out. “Look at that!” He pointed to…
Bible Reading: Isaiah 9:6-7; Luke 2:8-14 “This is the worst Christmas ever!” Stella told her brother. “Not only did we have to move because of Dad’s job, we have to live in this tiny apartment because we can’t find a house.” She groaned as she tripped over a box on her way to the couch….
Bible Reading: 1 John 5:9-13 Rose sat forward in her seat, her eyes riveted to the screen. “Oh, no!” she exclaimed as Hugo, the main character in the movie they were watching, fell into the ocean while trying to get the sail of his ship down. “What will happen to Hugo now? He was sailing…
Bible Reading: 2 Corinthians 6:14-18; 1 Peter 3:15-18 When Jordan got home from school, his little brother Zeb met him at the door. “Look what I got.” Zeb proudly held out his thumb, which was wrapped in a thick bandage. “I banged my thumb.” “Ouch!” said Jordan. “How does it feel now?” “Better,” said Zeb,…
