Bible Reading: Luke 12:22-34 Tymeria let the rope slide slowly through her hand as she backed over the edge of the cliff inch by inch. She made her body into an L shape with her feet resting on the side of the cliff. She gripped the rope as tightly as she could through her thick…
Bible Reading: Matthew 8:23-27 Josh glanced up from his book when he heard a rumbling sound. Maybe it was just an airplane flying overhead or their neighbor’s motorcycle. He tried to read again, but suddenly there was a flash and then a louder rumbling that was definitely thunder. He remembered last April when a line…
Bible Reading: Matthew 6:25-34 Jacob’s throat tightened as he peered out the kitchen window. I wish we didn’t have to move, he thought. I miss my friends and my old school. After wiping his blurry eyes, he heard something chirping outside. “Look, Mom!” Jacob called. “There’s a nest under the roof over there, and a…
Bible Reading: Philippians 4:4-7 “What if I don’t make the team, Dad?” Felix asked as they hiked a rugged trail. He had spent most of their backpacking trip finding things to worry about. “Felix, I bet by now you’ve listed a dozen things that worry you,” Dad said. “I could understand your concerns if we…
Bible Reading: Psalm 139:23-24; Romans 12:1-2 Zayden leaned back and sighed. He couldn’t concentrate on his homework. He’d been worrying about next week’s science test all day, and then he’d overheard someone tell a bad joke and couldn’t get it out of his head. When the worries and bad thoughts just wouldn’t stop, he finally…
Bible Reading: Job 1:1-3, 13-21; 3:25; Matthew 6:33-34 Mom found Becca crying in the backyard, watching her dog, Sheba, paw at leaves in the flower bed. “What’s the matter, honey?” “I don’t want Sheba to get sick,” Becca said. “I know the vet took that lump off her leg, but she said it could come…
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: Philippians 4:4-9 “How many balloons are there?” Malachi asked as he and his father walked toward the crowd of people. They were all waiting to see a group of hot air balloons lift off the ground. “I don’t know,” replied Dad, “but this is a huge event. People come from all over to…
Bible Reading: Philippians 4:4-7 “Hi, Mom,” said Elysia. “Did your dentist find any cavities?” Mom shook her head. “Not one,” she said with a sigh. “There wasn’t anything wrong, but I still have a pretty big bill to pay.” Elysia laughed. “You sound like you’d be happier if you had a mouthful of rotten teeth…
Bible Reading: Matthew 6:25-34 “This state park is really nice, isn’t it?” Dad asked as he and Clark walked along a wooded path. “Huh? Oh, yeah,” Clark mumbled in response. But he hadn’t really noticed—he’d been too busy wondering if Dad would be able to find a new job. The place where his dad worked…
