“If I messed up like Peter, I’d probably hide under my bed and hope Jesus didn’t notice,” says Ella, 10. “Or maybe I’d bring him cookies first. Then, I would apologize.” That might have been tempting for Peter, too. After all, he had denied knowing Jesus three times on the very night Jesus was arrested. […]
September 5 2026“If Jesus made me breakfast, I’d hope for chocolate chip pancakes,” says Ella, 9. “And maybe a side of heavenly bacon.” It’s a fun thought, but what Jesus served on the shore of the Sea of Galilee after His resurrection wasn’t sweet or crispy. It was bread and fish. But what makes this meal amazing […]
September 3 2026“Be a peace maker and not a mean maker,” says Kaira, 10. Words that come too quickly out of our mouths are the main way most people become “mean makers.” “Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit,” (Proverbs 18:21). The words we speak […]
October 31 2022“To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner was you,” wrote Lewis Smedes. I’ll never forget the video I saw of a session where a counselor urged a woman to forgive her mother. With great effort, the woman tried several times to utter words of forgiveness. Her entire face and […]
March 9 2017“If you had a bad day and had a timeout, God would forgive you,” says Hayes, 6. Hayes, you’re thinking like me. You need a lot of grace for life’s truth timeouts. In Jesus, we see the perfect balance of grace and truth. “And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld […]
October 8 2009How can love cover sin (Proverbs 10:12)? Read how some children responded and what the Bible teaches us about how love and forgiveness overcome hate and sin. (Proverbs 10:12; Proverbs 11:25; I John 2:9)
July 2 2007How can you avoid being destroyed by the words of a hypocrite? Read how some children responded and what the Bible teaches us about how we can love and forgive those who say mean things to us. (Proverbs 11:9; James 3:10-11; Proverbs 25:21-22)
June 30 2007Why is forgiveness so important? Read how some children responded and what the Bible teaches us about treating our family and friends with an attitude of grace and love. (Colossians 3:13)
March 27 2007What is the lesson of Daniel in the lions’ den? Read how some children responded and what the Bible teaches us about forgiveness, courage and trusting God. (James 1:2-3; Daniel 6)
January 15 2007What would you change in the new year? Read how some children responded and what the Bible teaches us about attitude. (Deuteronomy 5:16)
December 29 2006