Bible Reading: Proverbs 3:5–9 “Can I have apple pie for dessert?” asked Beck. He and his family were having dinner at their favorite restaurant, celebrating their decision to move to Honduras and start a church there. “Sounds good!” said Dad. “I’ll have a piece too.” As the waitress left with their dessert order, Beck had…
Bible Reading: Ephesians 5:1–2; Colossians 3:8–10 “Okay, I’ll talk to y’all next week. Bye!” London hung up the phone and turned to find her brother Liam snickering behind her. “What’s so funny?” she asked. “I would have known you were talking to our grandparents in Texas even if I hadn’t talked to them a few…
Bible Reading: Psalm 18:30–32, 35–36, 46 “Ahchoo!” Cole sneezed into his elbow as he wandered into the kitchen. He sniffed, then scowled. “Why did I have to get sick on the weekend?” he grumbled. “Dad was going to pick me up and take me hiking! Now he says I can’t go with this cold.” “And…
Bible Reading: Psalm 86:1–7; 120:1 “Wow! This beach is crowded today,” Micah said as Mom spread out some towels and Dad planted an umbrella in the sand. “It’s awfully noisy too,” said Mom. “Everybody’s laughing or shouting or making noise of some kind.” Adding happy shouts to all the beach sounds, Micah and his brothers…
Bible Reading: Matthew 6:28–32 Emma bent down and smelled a rose in her yard. “Oh, that smells so good! I’m going to miss our flower garden so much.” “Me too,” Mom said as she took a picture of some flowers with her phone. The garden was in full bloom. There were two rose bushes, one…
Bible Reading: Mark 4:35–41 The streetlight in front of Grandma’s house shone through the bare branches of a tree outside the window and cast eerie shadows across Mia’s bed. As the wind tugged at the branches, twisted black shadows inched their way over the covers. They look like big, black teeth, Mia thought fearfully. She…
Bible Reading: Romans 8:28–29 David trudged into the room where his teenage sister, Rachel, sat pinning a beetle into her insect collection display. Rachel twirled around in her wheelchair and immediately noticed her brother’s frustrated expression. “What’s wrong?” Rachel asked David groaned. “Today was terrible! I got a D on my math test. I’m just…
Bible Reading: Exodus 4:10-12 When Imogene’s Sunday school class finished presenting a program to a younger group, Pastor Paul, the church youth leader, complimented her. “You did a great job with your ventriloquism,” he said. “The dialogue with your dummy was cute, and it had a good message too.” “Thanks,” said Imogene. She held up…
Bible Reading: Luke 12:22-31 “Deja, what do you think of all this?” Grandpa asked. Deja looked around at the beautiful landscape: the river rippling past the prow of the canoe, the tall pine trees, the fluffy clouds, and a blue, blue sky. “It’s okay,” she said, dipping her hand in the water. “You don’t sound…
Bible Reading: John 12:44-50 “Hey, Joel, come look at this cool bird,” Adam called to his friend. “He’s pretty neat. Especially with the green and purple colors on his wings,” Joel observed. “I sure am glad your dad brought us to the pet store. Especially after the last stop.” “You mean when we stopped to…
