Keys For Kids Ministries Podcast

Bible Reading: Proverbs 15:1-4; Ephesians 4:31-32

"You're always messing up this room," Hannah said as she pushed her sister's things off the dresser. "You're such a pig!"

"You're the pig. And leave my things alone!" yelled Margo.

"Then keep your stuff off my side of the dresser!" Hannah shot back.

The fighting escalated, and soon Mom appeared at the door. "Girls! I'm tired of the constant...

Bible Reading: Psalm 33:4-15, 20-22

"I think I see the scenic lookout we found on the map, Mom!" shouted Orlando. He sighed in relief. The family had been hiking the steep Treetop Trail for two hours, and Orlando was glad to finally collapse on a large, flat rock. As he rested, he gazed at the view below.

Orlando's sister Ana plopped down beside him. "Wow!" she said. "This is awesome!" A...

Bible Reading: Romans 12:3-10

On their way to the park one Saturday morning, Maisie and her parents decided to stop at an estate sale. Maisie enjoyed seeing all the things the owners of the place were selling. When they walked into a room that looked like a library, Maisie gasped in delight. "Look! A harp! My music teacher at school has one. She said there aren't many people who know h...

Bible Reading: Psalm 62:5-8

Natalie glanced at her phone. Twenty minutes. Twenty minutes to change and eat something before she had to leave for dance. Gotta move. She grabbed some mac and cheese and popped it into the microwave. As she bounded up the stairs, she passed her little brother Jacob sitting in time-out. Minutes later, the microwave dinged. Natalie tugged her leotard into pla...

Bible Reading: Isaiah 64:6-7; Ephesians 2:8-10

"All right!" Oliver exclaimed as his mom presented him with a pair of bright new sneakers. "They're just what I wanted!"

"I'm glad you like them," said Mom. "But let's try to keep them clean. Save them for school or when you're out with your friends. You have plenty of old shoes to wear when you're in the yard or playing basketball at the p...

Bible Reading: Luke 6:27-37

After their bikes were stolen, Ryder and Zach asked all their friends and neighbors to be on the lookout. They prayed about it too--and Dad even prayed for the person who had taken the bikes.

As they were praying together a few days later, Ryder's thoughts wandered. I wish I could get my hands on whoever took my bike, he thought. He'd have a black eye and a bl...

Bible Reading: Psalm 19:7-11

As Ryder and Zach set plates and forks on the table for lunch, a dog started barking outside. "There goes Sarge again," said Ryder. "He's always barking."

"This bark sounds different than usual," said Mom. "Maybe one of you boys should go check it out."

"Aw, Mom, we're busy," said Zach. "Besides, Sarge barks at everything--squirrels, people, cars. You name it,...

Bible Reading: Proverbs 3:1-8

"My stomach hurts, Mom," said Kaylee, burying her head in her pillow. "Don't make me go to school today."

Mom put her hand on Kaylee's forehead. "You felt okay at dinner last night--you ate half a pizza! Is something wrong?"

Kaylee glanced at her tablet lying on her bedside table. "Not really. It's just--I posted something last night that I probably shouldn't...

Bible Reading: Psalms 16:11; 37:3-7; Matthew 18:2-4

"Look, Daddy!" exclaimed four-year-old Beck as he peered out the airplane window. "Look! There's snow down there!"

Beck's older brother Micah laughed. "That's not snow. Those are clouds. They just look like snow."

Dad smiled and nodded. "They look solid, don't they? Like you could walk right out on them."

"Yes, but they wouldn't hold you...

Bible Reading: Luke 6:27-36; Romans 5:6-8

Max strung out a long piece of cheese and took a bite of his pepperoni pizza. He loved this restaurant--it had tons of fun games. This would've been the best day ever except for the mean kid.

"Mom, see that tall kid over there with red hair? When I was shooting hoops, he shoved me and stole my tickets out of the game."

His mother frowned. "That wa...

Bible Reading: Psalms 33:13-15; 139:7-12

Graham held very still when his mom came outside, hoping she wouldn't see him. He loved to hide in the old apple tree. When he peeked through the leaves and branches, he could see Mom in the yard below. He could see Tabby, Mrs. Underwood's cat, creeping through the grass next door. He could see Brie playing with her friend across the street. But ...

Bible Reading: Psalm 133

"You chose last time!" yelled Jill.

"I did not!" said Kelsey. "You did!"

"I guess I remember better than you." Jill stomped over to the back porch and sat down. She and Kelsey were cousins, but they didn't always get along very well.

Jill's brother Theo came out and sat down next to her. "What's going on?" he asked. "Another argument?"

"Kelsey is so bossy," said Ji...

Bible Reading: Genesis 1:28-31; Colossians 1:15-20

Gabe turned his nose away from the fast-food scraps and held them at arm's length. "I think my nose is more sensitive than most. This is disgusting." The sun beat down, and a soft breeze sent wafts of rotten smells up his nostrils.

His friend Cassi just shook her head and urged him on. Their church had partnered with the city to orchest...

Bible Reading: Psalm 23:1-6

Madison's dog nuzzled up against her hand, whining anxiously. Madison closed her history textbook and looked down. "What's wrong, Buddy?" she asked, even though she knew Buddy couldn't answer. Then she heard thunder booming in the distance.

Buddy perked up his ears, then whined again. Madison looked out the window at the dark clouds piling high as rain began ...

Bible Reading: John 19:28-30

Evan breathed deeply through his nose as he walked into the kitchen. "Yum!" he said, walking over to where his older sister was working. "Lemon pie!"

"Oh no, you don't!" said Zoe, shooing him away with her spatula. "This is nowhere near finished."

"Okay, but I'll be waiting for it," Evan said, then headed upstairs to do homework. When he came back later, Zoe ...

Bible Reading: John 10:2-5, 14

"Oh, look!" Amelia said as her mother parked the car at Grandpa's farm. "I see Grandpa's new sheep! Let's go pet them." The children climbed out of the car and raced toward the sheep, but the animals darted to the far corner of the pen.

"Oops! We scared them," said Josiah. "Let's try again. Let's pull some grass for them, and this time let's walk, not run."

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Bible Reading: 1 Peter 2:19-25

Anissa leaned out the car window to watch a line of people walking along the side of the road. Accompanied by a police escort, a large number of children and adults followed a man who was dressed to look the way Jesus did in pictures. The man was wearing what looked like a crown of thorns, and he was carrying a large cross on his back. "One of the local ch...

Bible Reading: Matthew 25:14-21

Hunter and his dad chose a spot in the backyard to set up the rain gauge Hunter had made at school. He was proud of the hollow tube and its funnel-like top. "This is the best school project ever," he said. "I hope it rains soon!"

"Hunter," Mom said when he came inside, "Mr. Blake isn't feeling well, and he's afraid his garbage cans might roll out into the...

Bible Reading: Hebrews 9:11-15; 1 John 1:7-9

Cole followed his grandpa across his new backyard. "I want to see inside!"

Grandpa stopped at the door of a big shed. "Ready?"

Cole nodded. Grandpa pulled the door open, and Cole jumped back. The smell coming from inside was terrible. He moved to a place where he could take deep breaths of fresh air and looked over to see Grandpa laughing at hi...