Bible Reading: Romans 8:16-18; 2 Corinthians 5:1, 6-8 “Why does Grandpa have to hurt so much?” Bryan asked his dad as they left the nursing home one afternoon. “I don’t know, Bryan,” Dad answered. “It’s hard to see Grandpa the way he is now, isn’t it?” They were silent as they walked out to the…
Bible Reading: Psalm 29 Kaden dragged his toe in the dirt as the swing went back and forth, back and forth. He was hardly swinging at all. “Isn’t swinging supposed to put a smile on your face?” Kaden looked up and cracked a grin. It was his friend, Mr. Snyder. “I saw you sitting here…
Bible Reading: 1 John 2:1-6 Baby Charlie toddled unsteadily from the sofa to a chair. Brianna watched him for a moment before turning her attention back to the book she was reading. Soon he was off again, this time heading for an armchair on the other side of the living room. About halfway there, he…
Bible Reading: Psalm 103:8-14; 2 Corinthians 5:17 Cassian pointed to a row of cars on display at the automobile museum. “Don’t these old cars look funny, Grandpa?” Grandpa smiled. “Well, they look a bit funny to us now, but they were pretty fancy in their day, you know.” He pointed to one of the cars….
Bible Reading: Psalm 51:1-9 Adam’s eyes widened in horror as his elbow knocked a bottle of paint off the table and it toppled to the floor. Blue paint spread in a growing blob across the kitchen. Adam jumped off his chair and quickly picked up the paint bottle. What am I going to do? he…
Bible Reading: Exodus 20:3-17 Graham set a large birthday present on his knees and shut the car door. Mom fastened her seat belt and turned to Graham. “You don’t have your seat belt on,” she said. “I can’t reach it while I’m holding this present,” said Graham. “It’s only two blocks to Cameron’s house, so…
Bible Reading: Psalm 32:1-5 “Ouch!” cried Wren as she climbed into the tree house her dad was building. Dad stopped hammering and raised his brow. “I hurt my finger,” Wren said. “Let me take a look,” said Dad. He put his hammer down and studied her finger. “You’ve got a sliver, but don’t worry, I’m…
Bible Reading: Psalm 26:1-3; 139:23-24 “What’s wrong with the car, Daddy?” asked five-year-old Ellery as the family drove to their country home after a church service in the village. “It’s jerking.” “It’s sure running rough,” said Dad. “It’s been doing that lately, but it’s never been this bad before.” “Are we going to make it…
Bible Reading: Romans 3:22-26 Rosita wiped the sweat from her forehead, then got back to scrubbing the pot in the sink. She was working as hard as she could to clean the kitchen before Mom got home. They’d had a fight that morning, and Rosita was sorry for the things she’d said. I want this…
Bible Reading: Psalm 19:12-14 As Alan joined his father on the cabin roof, a large, striped cat jumped onto the roof from a nearby branch. “Hey there, fella,” Alan called. “Do you want to help us fix this roof?” He took a step toward the cat. “Be careful, Alan,” said Dad. “A lot of the…
