After trading in their game consoles for a family trek to the great outdoors, the boys—J2 and Kam—don’t take their tent-making instructions seriously, but the girls do. The next day the girls are well rested and dry, but the boys are exhausted and soaked to the bone. On the ride home, Jonathan unpacks the parable of the wise and foolish builders.
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The Theme Park Prodigals
Kylar and Kam manage their own theme park cards and end up being bored most of the day after using up all of their credits. The “good” siblings poke fun at their folly before all of the kids learn a valuable real-life lesson which is powerfully driven home through the parable of the Prodigal Son.
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The Sly Seed-Sower
Kanika’s hands-on homeschool lesson on the difference between healthy seeds and invasive weeds results in a surprise mix up the next day. While the family sleeps, Curious Kylar decides to plant the invasive species plant—a rapidly growing carnivorous weed—in all of the pots where her siblings pla...
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Date Night Return
Kelsey and J2 develop a scheme to avoid their chores while their parents enjoy a night out together. When Jonathan and Kanika arrive back home bearing gifts for anyone who completed their chores, Kelsey and J2 gladly accept—until bedtime when their chore aversion is comically exposed just as Jona...
