Bible Reading: Romans 5:1-5 “It looks like Dad’s getting ready to mow the lawn,” said Lucia as she and her mother worked in the flower garden. Mom nodded as she looked out across the lawn in front of their house. “It will be the first mowing of the year, and it’s time—just look at all…
Bible Reading: Ephesians 2:4-10 Andrew dashed out the door and ran down the street toward the bus stop. When he heard the long blast of a horn, he knew the bus was already there, and he hurried even faster. But as he approached the corner, he saw the bus driving away. There was nothing to…
Bible Reading: John 19:28-30 Evan breathed deeply through his nose as he walked into the kitchen. “Yum!” he said, walking over to where his older sister was working. “Lemon pie!” “Oh no you don’t!” said Camryn. “This is nowhere near finished.” “Okay, but I’ll be waiting for it,” Evan said, then headed upstairs to do…
Bible Reading: Luke 12:13-21 On the one-hundredth birthday of the town of Brenner, Evie watched as the mayor unlocked a time capsule on the evening news that had been created and stored a hundred years before. He pulled several papers and mementos out of it and held them up to the camera. “Can I make…
Bible Reading: Romans 3:23-24 Laura sat up in bed with maths papers strewn all over the place. “Six eights are forty-eight, seven eights are fifty-six, eight eights are—” Just then, Mum walked in. “Sixty-four!” Mum glanced at her watch. “Are you still studying, Laura? It’s late. You should be asleep!” Laura sighed. “I know. I’m…
Bible Reading: Romans 3:10-26 “Charlotte, Suzi!” Dad called up the stairs. “Dinner is ready! Please pick up your toys and then come eat.” Charlotte quickly put her dolls in a basket, then put the basket high on the shelf and ran downstairs. Suzi, who was five years younger, couldn’t quite reach the shelf to put…
Bible Reading: John 3:16-18 Seeing the gigantic merry-go-round, Faith and Joy squealed in excitement and ran ahead of Mom and Dad to the entrance. They stood next to the height chart. They were both tall enough. “Whoo-hoo!” Faith clapped her hands in excitement. Just then, the merry-go-round came to a stop and the riders got…
Bible Reading: John 6:37-40; Romans 6:23 “Mom, Sheba won’t come when I call her!” said Adam. “Sometimes she comes toward me, but if I try to touch her, she runs away again. Watch!” Adam called to Sheba, his new puppy. Sure enough, Sheba looked at Adam, and when he kept calling, she ran in a…
Bible Reading: John 10:27-30 Tyler walked into the kitchen where his mom was preparing supper. They were going to a special program at church that night, so they would be eating earlier than usual. Mom looked up and smiled. “Hi, Tyler. What have you been doing?” Tyler pulled out a kitchen chair and sat down….
Bible Reading: Psalm 51:1-10; Hebrews 9:22 Barrett threw his bag on top of the others in the trunk, then slammed the back door shut. “Ew, gross!” he said, looking at the dirt that covered his hands. “Hey, Dad, I think it’s time to wash the car!” Dad nodded. “It’s pretty dirty. I didn’t notice how…
