Static Cling

Eden's sweater crackled as she pulled it over her head. She smoothed down her hair and hurried downstairs for breakfast. "What's so funny?" she asked her brother as she took her seat at the table.

"There's a sock stuck to your back!" said Jack.

"Oops!" said Mom as she removed the sock from Eden's sweater. "That's caused by static electricity. It makes things stick to each other."

"Well, I'm glad Jack noticed it," Eden said. "It would have been embarrassing to go to school with a sock on my back!"

After breakfast, Mom picked up her phone. "Let's read a few Bible verses before you go to school," she said. "And let's make sure there isn't any sin clinging to our lives--kind of like that sock stuck to Eden's back."

"I don't have any sin stuck in my life," Eden said.

"What about calling me names when you get mad at me?" asked Jack. "You do that a lot."

Eden scowled. "Well, I get mad at you because you take my stuff without asking, even though I've told you not to!"

Mom sighed. "It'