Bible Reading: 1 John 1:5-9; John 13:3-10 “Patrick!” Mom’s voice startled him as he stepped into the kitchen. “Look at your shoes!” Patrick looked down at his feet and then at the trail of mud behind him. “How did your shoes get so dirty?” Mom asked. Patrick shrugged. “I was just outside.” “Well, please go…
Bible Reading: Acts 4:8-12; John 14:6 “Mom, I have a question,” Mason said as they drove to the shoe store. “Some of the kids at school say it doesn’t matter who you believe in to get to heaven—Mohammed or Buddha or whoever. Even my teacher says all religions lead to heaven.” Mason sighed. “How can…
Bible Reading: Proverbs 4:23-27; 1 Peter 3:13-17 “Hey, Rhett, you gotta see this,” Nolan said as he pulled up a website on his tablet. It didn’t take Rhett long to figure out they shouldn’t be looking at the website Nolan had pulled up. Looking away quickly, Rhett struggled to think of something to say, “Uh,…
Bible Reading: Psalm 51:7-10; 103:8-14 “Derek, look! It snowed last night!” Emalyn called to her brother as she looked out the window. “It’s so gorgeous—all clean and white and sparkly! I just love it, don’t you?” “Oh, yes! It’s so-o-o be-e-e-yew-tiful!” Derek clasped his hands in mock delight. “I just adore the snow. I think…
Bible Reading: Hebrews 9:11-15; Romans 10:9 “Today is the lost-and-found auction at school,” Noah said as he grabbed his backpack. The week before, students at Noah’s school had been given one last opportunity to claim any lost-and-found items belonging to them. The things that remained unclaimed were going to be auctioned off. At lunchtime, Noah…
Bible Reading: Proverbs 3:5-8; 1 Corinthians 13:12 As Grady, Calvin, and Eleanor waited for their father after church, they looked out at the parking lot through the stained glass windows near the back of the auditorium. “I see our car,” said Calvin. “It’s green.” Eleanor disagreed. “No, it’s not,” she said. “It’s yellow.” “You’re both…
Bible Reading: Psalm 103:8-12 With her sidewalk chalk, India colored in the flowers she had drawn along the edge of the driveway. Then she stood back and frowned. Dad came out of the house and smiled at India. “What lovely flowers!” he said. “And I won’t even have to water them.” “No, but I’m going…
Bible Reading: Matthew 7:1-5; James 1:12-15 “I can’t believe it! Andy says he’s a Christian, but I saw him showing some of the guys a bad website on his tablet after school,” Cade told his dad. “He must be really weak to look at that kind of stuff.” “So looking at websites like that doesn’t…
Bible Reading: Isaiah 11:6-9; Romans 8:19-22 Johannah rushed outside to see why Grandpa’s dog was barking so loudly. She found Bandit jumping up and down, trying to reach a squirrel up in the apple tree. “Shame on you, Bandit,” she said as the squirrel chattered loudly. “I think that squirrel is scolding you!” She laughed…
Bible Reading: Psalm 26:2-3; 139:23-24 Eden’s sweater crackled as she pulled it over her head. She smoothed down her hair and hurried downstairs for breakfast. “What’s so funny?” she asked her brother as she took her seat at the table. “There’s a sock stuck to your back!” said Jack. “Oops!” said Mom as she removed…
