Keys For Kids Ministries Podcast

Bible Reading: Matthew 25:14-29

"Yum, your mangoes are the best, Nenek!" Eyes sparkling, Kira chewed the scrumptious mangoes her Indonesian grandmother had just peeled for her.

"You mean Kakek's mangoes," Nenek said, chuckling. "Your grandfather was the one who bought and planted the seeds in our backyard. The tree grew and grew, but no mangoes. Kakek persisted and kept fertilizing it t...

Bible Reading: 2 Corinthians 12:8-10

"I need you to move a little faster, Lincoln. What's taking you so long? This morning could not be going any worse, and you're not helping things at all."

Lincoln blinked back tears as his mom snapped at him for being too slow heading out to the van. One of his shoes had been hard to get on, so he was dragging his foot a bit, waiting until he was seat...

Bible Reading: Philippians 3:4-11

"Dad, my glasses broke!" Levi said.

"Let me see," said Dad. "It looks like a screw needs tightening. I think I can fix them."

"I wish I could get new glasses like Justin's," Levi said. "The ones he got are really cool. He's always getting new things, and kids crowd around him to see his new stuff. With glasses like that, I'd be important like Justin."

"Wel...

Bible Reading: Deuteronomy 31:7-8; Joshua 1:5

"Mae, I'd like you to put Miles down for his nap today," said Mom. "I need to make an important phone call."

"Okay," said Mae, smiling at her little brother. "Nap time!" she announced to the energetic little boy. Laughing, Miles toddled away, wanting his sister to chase him. Mae caught him quickly. "Sleepy time, buddy," she said, taking him t...

Bible Reading: Psalm 46:1-3, 10-11; Romans 8:35-39

Ryan helped his dad straighten the canvas of the tent that lay on the ground. "I love camping," he said. "Sleeping in a tent is so cool!"

Dad smiled. "I think so too. Okay, help me get the pegs through these tent loops. We'll pound the pegs in about halfway at first and then secure them when they're all in place."

Dad took one of the pegs...

Bible Reading: Galatians 5:22-25

"Mom, can we have fruit salad for lunch?" asked Brynlee.

"Good idea," said Mom. "You can help me make it. We have lots of different kinds of fruit we can use today." As they began putting the fruit together, Mom had an idea. "Maybe we can put nine different kinds of fruit in our salad and pretend we're putting in the fruit of the Spirit," she said. "We le...

Bible Reading: Psalm 103:11-13; Isaiah 64:8; Hosea 11:1-4

"Good job!" Dad shouted to Ellery. He was holding on to her by a towel looped under her armpits as she practiced riding her two-wheel bike. Her tongue stuck out of her mouth in deep concentration as she tried to maintain her balance even with Dad's support.

"Whoa!" she exclaimed, her eyes going wide. She started wobbling, but Dad...

Bible Reading: Ephesians 1:3-7; 1 Peter 1:18-19

"Sold!" proclaimed the fast-talking auctioneer, and Logan grinned at his mother. He found auctions fun and interesting, so he hadn't minded when she wanted to stop and see what was happening at this antique auction. "Another broken piece of junk sold to the highest bidder," Logan murmured, stifling a laugh. He liked to tease his mom about ...

Bible Reading: Isaiah 55:8-9

Gunner ran to the garage when he heard his parents drive in. "Is Grandpa okay?" he asked anxiously as they got out of the car.

Dad put his hand on Gunner's shoulder. "Your grandfather isn't suffering anymore," he said quietly. "He died this afternoon--he's in heaven now."

Gunner swallowed hard, forcing back tears that choked his throat. He walked away while D...

Bible Reading: James 4:13-17; 1 Peter 4:7-11

Jade stretched and yawned. Then she jumped down from her place on the top bunk and hurried to get dressed.

"Let's go, troops!" yelled a cheery voice from outside. "We have many miles to cover on our morning hike."

"How can Ella be so cheerful at seven o'clock in the morning?" asked Hayley, one of Jade's cabinmates.

"I don't know," Jade answered,...

Bible Reading: Romans 12:4-10

Cassie sat on the beach with her seagull in a cage at her side. She looked up at her mother, who was standing beside her. "I'm not sure I can let Howard go, Mom," she said. "He's just about the only friend I've got!" She sighed. "Some kids at school say I'm dumb because I have to go to special classes." Cassie looked down. "Why can't I be smart like other k...

Bible Reading: Matthew 7:1-5; James 1:12-15

"I can't believe it! Andrew says he's a Christian, but I saw him looking at a bad website on his tablet today," Zane told his dad. "He must be really weak to look at that kind of stuff."

"So looking at websites like that doesn't appeal to you at all?" Dad asked.

"No way!" said Zane. "I don't have any problem staying away from that junk."

"I'm gla...

Bible Reading: 1 John 1:5-10

"Your mom's calling you for lunch?" Josie asked in surprise as she talked on the phone with her cousin Olive. "You mean you haven't eaten lunch yet? It's almost two in the afternoon! We ate a long time ago."

"Well, it's only noon here in Colorado, remember?" Olive replied. "We're in different time zones."

"Oh, that's right!" said Josie. "Well, I'd better go a...

Bible Reading: Genesis 50:20; Psalm 66:10-12; 1 Peter 1:6-9

"Wow, look at all the flowers!" Kayla stared in awe at the field of flowers. Her family was hiking in Waterton Lakes National Park. To their left was a stunning lake surrounded by mountains and to their right was a forest filled with beautiful pinkish-purple flowers. The trees were all blackened and bare, so the true beauty cam...

Bible Reading: Colossians 1:9-14

Hudson was working on his electric train set when Dad joined him in the basement. "How's the train project coming along?" he asked.

"Good!" said Hudson. "It's almost ready to run."

"All right!" said Dad. "And how was school today?"

Hudson frowned. "I got in trouble for coming in late from recess again, and Miss Cooley gave me extra math homework because I d...

Bible Reading: Isaiah 26:3; Matthew 6:25-27, 31-34

"Get in there!" said Finley, shoving her beach blanket into her suitcase.

"Are you still packing?" asked her older brother, Ian. "We're leaving in ten minutes! Here, let me help you." He jumped on the lid of the suitcase, holding it in place while Finley moved the zipper around the edges.

Dad appeared at the door. "I'll take your suitcas...

Bible Reading: Psalms 8; 104:24-28

Carson loved visiting the aquarium. There was so much to see there, and he not only liked seeing the bigger fish but also the smaller ones and the other creatures that lived in the ocean. He could spend hours watching the tanks and all the different creatures that lived in them.

"Having fun?" Carson's uncle Brett asked.

Carson's younger cousins were runn...

Bible Reading: Isaiah 55:10-11; Jeremiah 18:6

Tiago held a headless clay animal in his hand. "Mom!" he wailed. "I forgot to put my animal back in the container, and the clay got all hard and dry before I could finish, so now it doesn't have a head!"

"I'm sorry, Tiago," said Mom. "But it's too late to do anything about it now. It's time for bed."

"But my animal project is due tomorrow, a...

Bible Reading: Romans 8:28-29; 2 Corinthians 5:17-21

Trey was excited because today Grandma was finally going to teach him how to make her famous molasses bread. As Dad dropped him off and waved goodbye, Trey could already taste the rich, fluffy bread and the salty crunch of toasted oats on top.

Grandma welcomed Trey with a hug and led him into the kitchen. They used sign language to com...