Can you keep a secret? When someone shares a secret, they are taking you into their confidence. Did you know that God takes some people into His confidence? Check out Proverbs 3:32b (NIV): “…for the LORD detests a perverse man, but takes the upright into his confidence.” God wants to be close enough to you…

This week, we begin The Giver by Lois Lowry. The first of a trilogy, The Giver introduces us to a world that is very different from our own. It is perfect, or is it? We meet Jonas, a boy of 11, who apprehensively awaits the Ceremony of Twelve. The ceremony marks the end of childhood…

Did you finish? In the last chapter (16), Reepicheep prepares to go to the end of the world. Caspian suddenly decides to go with him. In this scene, Caspian struggles with his desire to go into the unknown and with his duty to return to Narnia and to rule. If you were Caspian, what would…

Let’s look at Psalm 37: 4 again: Delight yourself in the LORD and he will give you the desires of your heart. God promises to give us the desires of our heart if we delight in him. So what is a desire? It’s more than a want, like an iPod or a trip to Disneyland.…

Life on a tropical island sounds great compared to the normal, everyday routine, right? Maybe not. Find out as you join Al and Eddie in Arthur Yorink’s Hey Al! Zuno says all the birds in the book make him want to chase something. Do you have chores to do like Al and Eddie? Try playing your…