Keys for Kids - daily devotions and Bible stories for kids

Bible Reading: Ephesians 5:1-4; 1 Peter 1:13-16

Alvaro angrily stomped into the room. Papá looked up from his computer.

"Tell Miguel to quit copying me!" said Alvaro, crossing his arms over his chest.…

Bible Reading: Ecclesiastes 3:1-4; Revelation 21:1-4

Jill sat on the bench in her backyard and kicked at the dead leaves around her feet. This was one of the worst days of her life. She'd just found o…

Bible Reading: 1 Corinthians 10:13; James 1:12-15

Carter helped his older brother Nate pull and heave their boat to the water's edge. Then Nate looked over the items in the boat. "Fishing poles, net, …

Bible Reading: John 13:34-35; 1 John 4:20-21

Charlotte was sitting on the couch doing homework when her little brother, Georgie, came bounding into the room. "Incoming!" he shouted as he leapt onto th…

Bible Reading: Ephesians 4:26-32

Willa was so upset at her sister Margot. All week long she'd been using Willa's things without asking, and today she had taken one of Willa's best shirts and worn it t…

Bible Reading: Nehemiah 9:6; Psalm 121; Colossians 1:15-16

Maia was excited! She and her dad were going on an all-day excursion to the city zoo. "I love watching all the animals, but the penguins are …

Bible Reading: Romans 6:5-7; Galatians 2:19-21

"You're so funny!" Shiloh laughed as his grandpa juggled three strawberries then caught one in his mouth. "Was he always like this, Dad?"

The two men look…

Bible Reading: James 1:21-27

"What time was it when you put dinner in the oven, Dad?" asked Liam. "I'm hungry! It seems like we've been waiting a long time for that lasagna to be ready, but I don't ev…

Bible Reading: Ephesians 5:1-7

"Why do we have to get rid of Chomper?" Owen asked his dad. "He's so much fun!"

"I know you like having a pet goat, Owen, but he's cost us quite a bundle with all the mis…

Bible Reading: Ephesians 4:15, 21-25; James 3:17

"I don't know what to do!" Marnie told her mom after school. "Olivia asked me to spend the night on Friday, but I already told Juliet I'd go to her bir…

Bible Reading: Joshua 1:9; Isaiah 41:10

** Editor's note: This story addresses school violence and may not be suitable for some children.

Paxton had a sick feeling in his stomach on the bus ride home f…

Bible Reading: 1 John 2:15-17

Naina nudged her way in as her class formed a circle around a four-square game drawn on the concrete. "There's a place in the United States where four states meet just li…

Bible Reading: Jeremiah 29:11-13; Philippians 4:6-8

"What's this?" asked Rebecca. She pulled a toy rocket ship from a box she was unpacking for her cousin. "Judy! You never told me that you wanted to …

Bible Reading: Luke 10:30-37

As Molly and Asher passed a tall fence surrounding an empty lot on their way home from school, they heard the sound of crying. They peeked through one of the broken slats …

Bible Reading: Luke 16:10-12

Rex sat in the living room and pouted while his sister played in her room with her new guinea pig. If Lyra can have a guinea pig, I don't see why I can't have a lizard! he…

Bible Reading: Ephesians 4:29-32; 5:1-2

Journee watched eagerly as her grandmother began to make popcorn. "Tell me about school, Journee," said Grandma. "Have you made new friends?"

Journee sighed. "No…

Bible Reading: Psalm 139:1-6; John 3:16-17

"Dad, how many people are on earth?" asked Sophia one evening.

"I don't remember exactly," said Dad. "Billions. Did you talk about that in school?"

"No," said …

Bible Reading: Luke 12:15-21

"La Noche Triste," murmured Harrison as his sister Cara entered the living room. "I gotta remember that--it might be on our test tomorrow."

"What does it mean?" asked Cara.

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Bible Reading: 1 Peter 5:6-11

Elin was trying to concentrate on her math lesson when her mother appeared in the doorway of her room. "How's the homework coming?" Mom asked.

Elin shrugged. "We're having…

Bible Reading: Genesis 3:9-13

Aria flipped open a small manual that had come with their new toaster and started reading. "Some of these warnings are funny!" she said to Mom. "Listen. 'Do not put under…