One day Farmer Green and Farmer Purple were finishing the last of their fall harvest. They had just dropped off the last load of ripe Skittles and were driving their bright pink tractor to the barn to put it away for the winter. They were arguing about the same old thing, their bright pink tractor […]
Tag: Forgiveness
Wildfire Christmas – New Life
The last person to get an ornament for the branch that was substituting for a Christmas tree was the teenage boy. Everyone was curious about the type of ornament that he would bring. He had been very quiet and seemed very sad. After being gone for a long time, but teenage boy came back into […]
Wildfire Christmas – Ashes
After the little girl had put her burnt sock ornament on the tree, the rest of the group sat in silence for a few minutes. They were thinking about what the little girl had reminded them, that Jesus being born as a baby is the real meaning of Christmas. Each of them thought about what […]
Stories from Medford Forest – Temptation
It was January, but it did not seem like the middle of winter. For the last two days the sun had been out and it had been warm! Some of the snow had melted and there were big puddles of icy water in places. One of the biggest puddles of icy water was in the […]
Stories From Medford Forest – God’s Love Takes Away Our Fears
In the last story, the Black River that runs through the Medford Forest flooded, and Joe and Haley performed a daring rescue to save a baby raccoon that they named Daniel (after Joe’s brother). They adopted Daniel into their family and made a cozy room for him in their barn. One morning, a few days […]
God-Connections in National Parks – National Park of American Samoa (Part 2)
The teacher was ready to hear a report from another helper, but just then the teacher received a text from the helper in American Samoa! The text said, “Coconuts…wait for it!” It was a strange message, so the teacher decided to wait and see what information was sent from American Samoa. While they were waiting, […]
God-Connections in National Parks – Alcatraz National Park
The next helper had been to Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay which is a national park. This island has a fascinating history! During the Civil War, the island was a Union army military post to defend the city of San Francisco from attack by the Confederate army. They captured a Confederate ship and imprisoned […]
Food Bus by Gus – The Parable of the Lost Sons
Gus was mad! It had all started that evening after a hard day of selling food! Gus was relaxing in the food bus and getting ready to read his Bible before going to bed. He was watching the sunset and feeling relaxed and happy, then it happened! There was a knock at the door of […]
Food Bus by Gus – Story of the Grain of Wheat (and Sunflower Seeds)
On day the weather was terrible by the ocean! There was a thick fog, and the air was cold, no one would come to the ocean on a day like this! Gus wondered what he should do, no one would come and buy food from him today. Just then his phone rang, and it was […]
Food Bus by Gus – Parable of the Unmerciful Servant
One morning as Gus was getting the food bus set up for the day, a man came running to the food bus and he was very excited! He yelled, “Help me please! I am camping in the hills and last night there was a gust of wind that blew my tent against the rocks. Now […]