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Our Daily Bread Ministries
Various Hosts
June 11, 2024
Although neuroscience has made great progress in understanding how the brain works scientist admit they rsquo re still in the early stages of understanding it They understand brain architecture some aspects of its function and regions that respond to environment activate our senses and generate movements and contain emotions But they still can rsquo t figure out how all these interactions contribute to behavior perception and memory God rsquo s incredibly complex created masterpiece mdash humanity mdash is still mysterious David acknowledged the marvels of the human body Using figurative language he celebrated God rsquo s power evidenced by His [... more]
Our Daily Bread Ministries
Various Hosts
June 10, 2024
Irish poet W B Yeats wanted to be buried ldquo Under Ben Bulben rdquo a stately mountain after which he titled one of his last poems The poem rsquo s final line is etched onto his gravestone Cast a cold eye On life on death Horseman pass by Much speculation has taken place over what this means Perhaps it rsquo s the poet rsquo s acknowledgment of the reality of both life and death Regardless Yeats got his wish about where he was buried and what his gravestone would say But the cold truth is that life goes on without [... more]
Our Daily Bread Ministries
Various Hosts
June 05, 2024
My friend hurried from her stressful job at the hospital wondering what she would prepare for dinner before her husband returned from his equally demanding job She had made chicken on Sunday and served leftovers on Monday Then they had yet another round of chicken mdash this time baked mdash on Tuesday She found two pieces of fish in the freezer but she knew the fillets weren rsquo t her husband rsquo s favorite Not finding anything else she could prepare in just a few minutes she decided the fish would have to do As she placed the dish on [... more]
Our Daily Bread Ministries
Various Hosts
June 04, 2024
It feels like ldquo likes rdquo mdash you know that little thumbs-up on Facebook mdash have always been with us But it turns out that this virtual symbol of affirmation has only been around since nbsp nbsp nbsp The ldquo like rdquo designer Justin Rosenstein said he wanted to help create ldquo a world in which people uplift each other rather than tear each other down rdquo But Rosenstein came to lament how his invention might have enabled users rsquo unhealthy addiction to social media nbsp I think Rosenstein rsquo s creation speaks to our hard-wired need for affirmation and [... more]
Our Daily Bread Ministries
Various Hosts
June 02, 2024
My first short-term missions trip was to the Amazon jungle in Brazil to help build a church by the river One afternoon we visited one of the few homes in the area that had a water filter When our host poured murky well water into the top of the contraption within minutes all the impurities were removed and clean clear drinking water appeared Right there in the man rsquo s living room I saw a reflection of what it means to be cleansed by Christ When we first come to Jesus with our guilt and shame and ask Him to [... more]
Our Daily Bread Ministries
Various Hosts
May 30, 2024
The invitation for dinner from my church leader Harold and his wife warmed my heart but also made me nervous I rsquo d joined a college Bible study group that taught ideas that contradicted some of the teachings in the Bible Would they lecture me about that Over pizza they shared about their family and asked about mine They listened as I talked about homework my dog Buchi and the guy I had a crush on Only later did they gently caution me about the group I was attending and explain what was wrong with its teachings Their warning took [... more]
Our Daily Bread Ministries
Various Hosts
May 29, 2024
How do you eliminate foul language A high school chose to institute a ldquo no foul language rdquo promise The students took an oath saying I do solemnly promise not to use profanities of any kind within the walls and properties of our school rdquo This was a noble effort but according to Jesus no external rule or pledge can ever cover the odor of foul speech Removing the stench of the words that come from our mouths begins with renewing our hearts Just as people recognize the kind of tree by the fruit it bears Luke ndash Jesus said [... more]
Our Daily Bread Ministries
Various Hosts
May 28, 2024
ldquo What do I regret rdquo That was the question New York Times bestselling writer George Saunders answered in his commencement speech at Syracuse University His approach was an older person Saunders who shared one or two regrets he rsquo d had in life with the younger people graduates who could learn something from his examples He listed a few things people might assume he regretted like being poor and working terrible jobs But Saunders said he really didn rsquo t regret those at all What he did regret however were failures of kindness mdash those opportunities he had to [... more]
Our Daily Bread Ministries
Various Hosts
May 27, 2024
During a short-term missions trip to Ethiopia our team accompanied another team from a local ministry on an outreach to a group of young men who'd hit hard times and were living in shacks in a literal junkyard They were such a delight to meet We shared testimonies encouraging words and prayers together One of my favorite moments that evening was when a local team member played his guitar and we got to worship with our new friends under the radiant moon What a sacred moment Despite their desperate situation these men had hope and joy that can only be [... more]
Our Daily Bread Ministries
Various Hosts
May 26, 2024
When my friends Al and Kathy Schiffer flew their iconic World War II era airplane to airshows it was the reactions of the elderly war veterans that meant the most to them They would come by so they could talk about the wars they served in and the airplanes they flew Most of their battle stories were told with tears in their eyes Many have said that the best news they received while serving their country were the words ldquo The war is over boys It rsquo s time to go home rdquo These words relate to the war believers [... more]
Our Daily Bread Ministries
Various Hosts
May 25, 2024
One evening I noticed neat rows of soil in a vacant lot near my home Each row contained small green leaves with tiny buds peeking out The next morning I stopped in my tracks when I saw a patch of beautiful red tulips sprouting in the lot The previous fall a group had planted one hundred thousand bulbs in empty lots throughout the South Side of Chicago They chose red to symbolize how redlining lending discrimination by banks had impacted neighborhoods where primarily minorities lived The tulips symbolized the houses that could have been in those lots God rsquo s [... more]
Our Daily Bread Ministries
Various Hosts
May 24, 2024
My college friend Bill Tobias has served as a missionary on a Pacific island for many years He tells the story about a young man who left his hometown to seek his fortune But a friend took him to church where He heard the good news Jesus offers and he trusted Christ as his Savior The young man wanted to take the gospel to his people and looked for a missionary to reach his people who were ldquo steeped in sorcery rdquo But the missionary told him to simply ldquo go tell them what God did for you rdquo And [... more]
Our Daily Bread Ministries
Various Hosts
May 19, 2024
It had been years since we left the Oregon town where we raised our family We rsquo d made great memories there and the visit reminded me of moments I rsquo d forgotten our girls rsquo soccer games our old home church gatherings and our friends rsquo Mexican restaurant nbsp The town had changed but there was enough of the familiar to spark my desire to return When the Israelites went into Babylonian exile they missed the familiarity of people landmarks and culture They forgot they rsquo d been exiled for rebelling against God When false prophets told the exiles [... more]
Our Daily Bread Ministries
Various Hosts
May 17, 2024
ldquo Your job for the international book expo rdquo my boss informed me ldquo is to organize an onsite radio broadcast rdquo I felt fear because this was new territory for me God I rsquo ve never done anything like this I prayed Please help me God provided resources and people to guide me experienced technicians and broadcasters plus reminders during the expo of details I rsquo d overlooked In retrospect I know that the broadcast went well because God knew what was needed and prompted me to use the skills He rsquo d already given me When God calls [... more]
Our Daily Bread Ministries
Various Hosts
May 15, 2024
On July scientists awaited the first images of deepest space from the new James Webb Space Telescope The state-of-the-art telescope can look farther into the universe than mankind has ever looked before Suddenly a breathtaking image emerges a color space-scape of the Carina Nebula never before seen like this One NASA astronomer quoted Carl Sagan a noted atheist ldquo Somewhere something incredible is waiting rdquo Sometimes people can look God in the eye and not see Him But the psalmist David looked into the sky and knew exactly what he was seeing ldquo You have set your glory in the [... more]
Our Daily Bread Ministries
Various Hosts
May 13, 2024
Sweetly fragrant cherry tree blossoms flood Japan with exquisite pale and vibrant pinks every spring delighting the senses of residents and tourists alike The short-lived nature of the blossoms cultivates a keen awareness in the Japanese to savor the beauty and scent while they linger the very brevity of the experience heightens the poignancy of it They call this deliberate enjoyment of something that will change quickly ldquo mono-no-aware rdquo As humans it rsquo s understandable that we rsquo d want to seek and prolong feelings of joy Yet the reality that life is riddled with hardship means we must [... more]
Our Daily Bread Ministries
Various Hosts
May 10, 2024
As Gandalf the Grey confronted Saruman the White it became clear that the latter had turned from what he was supposed to do mdash help protect Middle-earth from the power of the evil Sauron What rsquo s more Saruman had allied with Sauron In this scene from the film The Fellowship of the Ring based on J R R Tolkien rsquo s classic work the two former friends then engage in an epic good-versus-evil battle If only Saruman had stayed the course and done what he knew was right King Saul also had trouble staying the course In one account [... more]
Our Daily Bread Ministries
Various Hosts
May 06, 2024
Decades ago I went to a college retreat where everyone was talking about a personality test ldquo I rsquo m an ISTJ rdquo one said ldquo I rsquo m an ENFP rdquo another chirped I was mystified ldquo I rsquo m an ABCXYZ rdquo I joked nbsp Since then I rsquo ve learned a lot about that test the Myers-Briggs and others such as the DiSC I find them fascinating because they can help us understand ourselves and others in helpful revealing ways mdash shedding light on our preferences strengths and weaknesses Provided we don rsquo t overuse them they [... more]
Our Daily Bread Ministries
Various Hosts
May 03, 2024
A routine wellness check for little Calvin revealed a few unexpected spots on his body During the visit he was given some shots and the injection spot was covered with a bandage At home when the time came to remove the small adhesive covering Calvin whimpered with four-year-old fear Seeking to console his son his father said ldquo Calvin you know I rsquo d never do anything to hurt you rdquo His father wanted his son to trust him more than fearing the removal of the bandage Four-year-olds aren rsquo t the only ones who grow faint in the face [... more]
Our Daily Bread Ministries
Various Hosts
May 02, 2024
ldquo Prayers for an upcoming brain scan rdquo ldquo That my kids would come back to church rdquo ldquo Comfort for Dave who lost his wife rdquo Our card ministry team receives a weekly list of prayer requests like these so we can pray and send each person a handwritten note The requests are overwhelming and our efforts can feel small and unnoticed That changed after I received a heartfelt thank-you card from the recently bereaved husband with a copy of his beloved wife rsquo s obituary I realized anew that prayer matters Jesus modeled that we should pray earnestly [... more]
Our Daily Bread Ministries
Various Hosts
April 30, 2024
Even after Jesus had set my son Geoff free from years of substance abuse I still had worries We rsquo d been through much together and my focus sometimes nbsp remained on his difficult past instead of the future God had for him Parents of addicts often worry about relapse and one day at a family gathering I pulled Geoff aside ldquo Remember rdquo I told him ldquo we have an adversary and he rsquo s powerful rdquo ldquo I know Dad rdquo he responded ldquo He has power but he has no authority rdquo In that moment I was [... more]
Our Daily Bread Ministries
Various Hosts
April 27, 2024
As medical test after medical test filled up Bev rsquo s schedule she grew overwhelmed and weary Doctors alarmed her when they told her they were looking for cancer somewhere in her body Each day God faithfully encouraged her with the promises of His presence and an abiding peace when she turned to Him or read the Bible She battled with the uncertainties and frequently learned to roll the ldquo what ifs rdquo onto God rsquo s shoulders One morning Bev came across a verse in Exodus that popped out from the page to her heart before a serious surgery [... more]
Our Daily Bread Ministries
Various Hosts
April 26, 2024
After burying a few seeds in a planter in my backyard I waited to see the results Reading that the seeds would sprout within ten to fourteen days I checked often as I watered the soil Soon I saw a few green leaves pushing their way out of the soil But my bubble burst quickly when my husband told me those were weeds He encouraged me to pull them quickly so that they wouldn rsquo t choke the plants I was trying to grow Jesus also told of the importance of dealing with intruders that can impede our spiritual growth [... more]
Our Daily Bread Ministries
Various Hosts
April 25, 2024
nbsp Rescue workers cooperated to help two men stranded on an island in Micronesia Teamwork was necessary because a widespread health crisis required them to limit their exposure to each other The pilot who first spotted the castaways radioed a nearby Australian Navy ship The ship sent two helicopters which provided food water and medical care Later the US Coast Guard arrived to check on the men and deliver a radio Finally a Micronesian patrol boat taxied them to their destination We can accomplish a lot when we work together to achieve a common goal The Philippian believers pooled their [... more]
Our Daily Bread Ministries
Various Hosts
April 21, 2024
ldquo I knew that the only way to succeed was to forget about home and my wife son and daughter rdquo said Jordon ldquo I rsquo ve found I can rsquo t do that They rsquo re woven into the fabric of my heart and soul rdquo Alone in a remote area Jordon was participating in a reality show where contestants are asked to survive outdoors with minimal supplies for as long as possible What forced him to forfeit was not the grizzly bears freezing temperatures injury or hunger but an overwhelming loneliness and desire to be with his family [... more]
Our Daily Bread Ministries
Various Hosts
April 17, 2024
A video of a dad comforting his two-month-old son while the baby received his routine vaccinations garnered international attention for the way it captured a dad rsquo s love for his child After the nurse finished administering the vaccinations the dad tenderly held his son close to his cheek and the boy stopped sobbing within seconds There is almost nothing more reassuring than the tender care of a loving parent In Scripture there are many beautiful descriptions of God as a loving parent images that invoke God rsquo s deep love for His children Old Testament prophet Hosea was given [... more]
Our Daily Bread Ministries
Various Hosts
April 16, 2024
Pastor Damian rsquo s schedule included hospital visits to two people nearing death who rsquo d chosen two different life paths In one hospital was a woman beloved by her family Her selfless public service had endeared her to many Other believers in Jesus had gathered around her and worship prayer and hope filled the room In another hospital the relative of a member of Pastor Damian rsquo s church was also dying His hardened heart had led to a hard life and his disheveled family lived in the wake of his poor decisions and misdeeds The differences in the [... more]
Our Daily Bread Ministries
Various Hosts
April 14, 2024
ldquo There rsquo s no place like home rdquo says Dorothy clicking the heels of her ruby slippers In The Wizard of Oz that was all it took to magically transport Dorothy and Toto from Oz back to their home in Kansas Unfortunately there aren rsquo t enough ruby slippers for everyone Although many share Dorothy rsquo s longing for home finding that home mdash a place to belong mdash is sometimes easier said than done One of the consequences of living in a highly mobile transient world is a sense of detachment mdash wondering if we rsquo ll ever [... more]
Our Daily Bread Ministries
Various Hosts
March 22, 2024
My seatmate on the flight told me she was non-religious and had immigrated to a town that was home to numerous Christians When she mentioned that most of her neighbors went to church I asked about her experience She said she could never repay their generosity When she brought her disabled father to her new country her neighbors built a ramp to her house and donated a hospital bed and medical supplies She said ldquo If being a Christian makes one so kind everyone should be a Christian rdquo Exactly what Jesus hoped she rsquo d say He told His [... more]
Our Daily Bread Ministries
Various Hosts
March 21, 2024
What would cause someone to help a competitor For a restaurant owner named Adolfo in Wisconsin it was the opportunity to encourage other struggling local restaurant owners adapting to COVID regulations Adolfo knew firsthand the challenges of operating a business during a pandemic Encouraged by another local business rsquo generosity Adolfo spent his own money to purchase more than in gift cards to give away to his customers to use at other restaurants in his community That rsquo s an expression of love that rsquo s not just words but action nbsp Building on the ultimate expression of love expressed [... more]
Our Daily Bread Ministries
Various Hosts
March 20, 2024
Ole Kassow of Copenhagen loved bicycling One morning when he saw an elderly man sitting alone with his walker in a park Ole felt inspired by a simple idea why not offer elderly people the joy and freedom of a bike ride So one sunny day he stopped at a nursing home with a rented trishaw a three-wheeled bike and offered a ride to anyone there He was delighted when a staff member and an elderly resident became the first riders of Cycling Without Age Now more than twenty years later Ole rsquo s dream to help those who missed [... more]
Our Daily Bread Ministries
Various Hosts
March 19, 2024
A woman rescued Rudy from the animal shelter days before he was to be euthanized and the dog became her companion For ten years Rudy slept calmly beside Linda rsquo s bed but then he abruptly began to jump next to her and lick her face Linda scolded him but every night Rudy repeated the behavior ldquo Soon he was jumping on my lap to lick my face every time I sat down rdquo Linda said As she was planning to take Rudy to obedience school she began to consider how insistent Rudy was and how he always licked her [... more]
Our Daily Bread Ministries
Various Hosts
March 18, 2024
Singapore rsquo s Ministry of Manpower announced in that all migrant domestic workers must be given at least one rest day a month that employers couldn rsquo t compensate them for instead of giving them the day off Employers however were concerned they wouldn rsquo t have someone to care for their loved ones on those days While the logistics of caregiving could be solved by making alternative arrangements their attitude in not seeing the need for rest wasn rsquo t as easy to solve Treating others considerately isn rsquo t a new issue The apostle Paul lived in a [... more]
Our Daily Bread Ministries
Various Hosts
March 15, 2024
In the Church of England founded the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in order to send missionaries around the globe The motto they chose was transiens adiuva nos mdash Latin for ldquo Come over and help us rdquo This has been the call on gospel ambassadors since the first century as followers of Jesus take the message of His love and forgiveness to a world in desperate need of it nbsp The phrase ldquo come over and help us rdquo comes from the ldquo Macedonian call rdquo described in Acts Paul and his team had arrived at Troas [... more]
Our Daily Bread Ministries
Various Hosts
March 14, 2024
As Dust Bowl sandstorms ravaged the USA during the Great Depression John Millburn Davis a resident of Hiawatha Kansas decided to make a name for himself A self-made millionaire with no children Davis might have invested in charity or economic development Instead at great expense he commissioned eleven life-size statues of himself and his deceased wife to stand in the local cemetery ldquo They hate me in Kansas rdquo Davis told journalist Ernie Pyle Local residents wanted him to fund the construction of public facilities like a hospital swimming pool or park Yet all he said was ldquo It rsquo [... more]
Our Daily Bread Ministries
Various Hosts
March 13, 2024
A thousand dollars of food mdash jumbo shrimp shawarma salads and more mdash was delivered to a homeowner But the man wasn rsquo t having a party In fact he didn rsquo t order the smorgasbord his six-year son did How did this happen The father let his son play with his phone before bedtime and the boy used it to purchase the expensive bounty from a restaurant ldquo Why did you do this rdquo the father asked his son who was hiding under his comforter The six-year-old replied ldquo I was hungry rdquo The boy rsquo s appetite and [... more]
Our Daily Bread Ministries
Various Hosts
March 11, 2024
Near the dawn of the nineteenth century Mary McDowell lived worlds apart from the brutal stockyards of Chicago Although her home was just twenty miles away she knew little about the horrific labor conditions that prompted workers in the stockyards to strike Once she learned of the difficulties faced by them and their families McDowell moved in and lived amid them mdash advocating for better conditions She ministered to their needs including teaching children at a school in the back of a small shop Standing up for better conditions for others mdash even when not directly impacted mdash is something [... more]
Our Daily Bread Ministries
Various Hosts
March 10, 2024
I recently read a novel about a woman who refuses to acknowledge she has terminal cancer When Nicola rsquo s exasperated friends force her to face the truth the reason for her avoidance emerges ldquo I rsquo ve wasted my life rdquo she tells them Though born with talents and wealth ldquo I made nothing of my life I was sloppy I never stuck at anything rdquo The prospect of leaving the world now feeling she d achieved little was too painful for Nicola to contemplate I was reading Ecclesiastes around the same time and found the contrast stark Its [... more]
Our Daily Bread Ministries
Various Hosts
March 08, 2024
The first time we met our neighbor Henry he pulled a well-worn Bible out of a bag he rsquo d been carrying Eyes sparkling he asked if we rsquo d like to discuss Scripture We nodded and he flipped to some highlighted passages that he excitedly explained He showed us a notebook full of his observations With a humble grin he announced he rsquo d also created a computer presentation full of other related information Henry went on to tell us how he rsquo d come from a difficult family situation and then alone and at his worst he accepted [... more]
Our Daily Bread Ministries
Various Hosts
March 06, 2024
The remarkable movie Little Women sent me back to my worn copy of the novel especially the comforting words of Marmee the wise and gentle mother I rsquo m drawn to the novel rsquo s depiction of her steadfast faith which underlies many of her words of encouragement to her daughters One encouragement that stood out to me was this ldquo Troubles and temptations may be many but you can overcome and outlive them all if you learn to feel the strength and tenderness of your heavenly Father rdquo nbsp Marmee rsquo s words echo the truth found in Proverbs [... more]
Our Daily Bread Ministries
Various Hosts
March 03, 2024
As a blizzard bore down on my state in the western USA my widowed mother agreed to stay with my family to ldquo ride out rdquo the storm After the blizzard however she never returned to her house She moved in dwelling with us for the rest of her life Her presence changed our household in many positive ways She was available daily to provide wisdom advice to family members and share ancestral stories She and my husband became the best of friends sharing a similar sense of humor and love of sports No longer a visitor she was a [... more]
Our Daily Bread Ministries
Various Hosts
March 02, 2024
As long as you keep your mouth closed I told myself you won rsquo t be doing anything wrong I rsquo d been outwardly holding back my anger toward a colleague after misinterpreting things she rsquo d said Since we had to see each other every day I decided to limit communication to only what was necessary and retaliate with my silent treatment How could a quiet demeanor be wrong Jesus however said that sin begins in the heart Matthew minus My silence may have fooled people into thinking all was well but it wasn rsquo t fooling God He [... more]
Our Daily Bread Ministries
Various Hosts
March 01, 2024
One wouldn rsquo t normally think of butterflies as being loud creatures after all the flapping of a single Monarch butterfly rsquo s wings is practically inaudible But in the Mexican rainforest where many of them begin their short lives their collective flapping is surprisingly loud When millions of Monarchs flap their wings at the same time it sounds like a rushing waterfall The same description is made when four very different winged creatures appear in Ezekiel rsquo s vision Though fewer than the number of butterflies he likens the sound of their flapping wings to ldquo the roar of [... more]
Our Daily Bread Ministries
Various Hosts
February 29, 2024
ldquo Am I an owner or a steward rdquo The CEO of a multibillion-dollar company asked himself that question as he weighed what was best for his family Concerned about the temptations that can come with vast wealth he didn rsquo t want to burden his heirs with that challenge So he gave up his personal stake in the company Recognizing that everything he owns belongs to God helped him make his decision to allow his family to earn a living in exchange for work while also using future profits to fund Christian ministry In Psalm God tells His people [... more]
Our Daily Bread Ministries
Various Hosts
February 28, 2024
The topic was Leviticus and I had a confession to make ldquo I skipped a lot of the reading rdquo I told my Bible study group ldquo I rsquo m not reading about skin diseases again rdquo That rsquo s when my friend Dave spoke up ldquo I know a guy who believed in Jesus because of that passage rdquo he said Dave explained that his friend mdash a doctor mdash had been an atheist He decided that before he completely rejected the Bible he rsquo d better read it for himself The section on skin diseases in Leviticus fascinated [... more]
Our Daily Bread Ministries
Various Hosts
February 27, 2024
ldquo Where is my faith mdash even deep down right in there is nothing but emptiness amp darkness If there be God please forgive me rdquo The author of those words might surprise you Mother Teresa Beloved and renowned as a tireless servant of the poor in Calcutta India Mother Teresa quietly waged a desperate war for her faith over five decades After her death that struggle came to light when portions of her journal were published in the book Come Be My Light What do we do with our doubts or feelings of God rsquo s absence Those moments [... more]
Our Daily Bread Ministries
Various Hosts
February 26, 2024
For days the sickly cat cried huddled in a box near my workplace Abandoned on the street the feline went unnoticed by many who passed it by mdash until Jun came along The street sweeper carried the animal home where he lived with two dogs which were former strays ldquo I care for them because they rsquo re the creatures no one notices rdquo Jun said ldquo I see myself in them No one notices a street sweeper after all rdquo As Jesus walked toward Jericho on His way to Jerusalem a blind man sat begging by the roadside He [... more]
Our Daily Bread Ministries
Various Hosts
February 24, 2024
Discover magazine suggests that there are around quintillion followed by zeros planets in the universe but only one like Earth Astrophysicist Erik Zackrisson said that one of the requirements for a planet to sustain life is to orbit in the ldquo Goldilocks rdquo zone where the temperature is just right and water can exist Out of quintillion planets Earth seems to be one planet where conditions are just right Zackrisson concluded that Earth somehow had been dealt a ldquo fairly lucky hand rdquo Paul assured the Colossian believers that the universe existed not because of Lady Luck but because of [... more]
Our Daily Bread Ministries
Various Hosts
February 23, 2024
After another health setback I feared the unknown and uncontrollable One day while reading a Forbes magazine article I learned that scientists studied the rising of the ldquo Earth rsquo s rotation velocity rdquo and declared that the Earth ldquo wobbled rdquo and is ldquo spinning faster rdquo They said we ldquo could require the first-ever lsquo drop second rsquo mdash the official removal of a second from global time rdquo Though a second doesn rsquo t seem like much of a loss knowing that the earth rsquo s rotation could change seemed like a big deal to me Even [... more]
Our Daily Bread Ministries
Various Hosts
February 21, 2024
What would it be like to walk in the shoes of royalty Angela Kelly the daughter of a dockworker and nurse knows She was also the official dresser for the late Queen Elizabeth for the last two decades of the monarch rsquo s life One of her responsibilities was to break in the aging queen rsquo s new shoes by walking in them around the palace grounds There was a reason for it compassion for an elderly woman who sometimes was required to stand for extended periods at ceremonies Because they wore the same shoe size Kelly was able to [... more]
Our Daily Bread Ministries
Various Hosts
February 20, 2024
At my new school near a large city the guidance counselor took one look at me and placed me in the lowest performing English composition class I rsquo d arrived from my inner-city school with outstanding test scores excellent grades and even a principal rsquo s award for my writing The door to the ldquo best rdquo writing class in my new school was closed to me however when the counselor decided I wasn rsquo t right or ready The church in ancient Philadelphia would rsquo ve understood such arbitrary setbacks A small and humble church its city had suffered [... more]
Our Daily Bread Ministries
Various Hosts
February 19, 2024
The United Kingdom brims with history Everywhere you go you see plaques honoring historic figures or commemorating sites where important events occurred But one such sign exemplifies the droll British sense of humor On a weathered plaque outside a bed and breakfast in Sandwich England a message reads ldquo On this site Sept nothing happened rdquo nbsp nbsp Sometimes it seems to us that nothing is happening regarding our prayers We pray and pray bringing our petitions to our Father with expectation that He will respond mdash right now The psalmist David expressed such frustration when he prayed ldquo How [... more]
Our Daily Bread Ministries
Various Hosts
February 18, 2024
A co-worker once told me that her prayer life had improved because of our manager I was impressed thinking that our difficult leader had shared some spiritual nuggets with her and influenced her prayer life I was wrong mdash sort of My co-worker and friend went on to explain ldquo Every time I see him coming I start praying rdquo Her prayer life had improved because she prayed more before each conversation with him She knew she needed God rsquo s help in her challenging work relationship with her manager and she called out to Him more because of it [... more]
Our Daily Bread Ministries
Various Hosts
February 16, 2024
As a child I viewed grown-ups as wise and incapable of failure ldquo They always know what to do rdquo I rsquo d think ldquo One day when I rsquo m grown-up I rsquo ll always know what to do too rdquo Well ldquo one day rdquo came many years ago and all it has taught me is that many times I still don rsquo t know what to do Whether it rsquo s illness in the family problems at work or conflict in a relationship such times have wrested all delusions of personal control and strength simply leaving me [... more]
Our Daily Bread Ministries
Various Hosts
February 15, 2024
He was loved by all mdash those were the words used to describe Don Guiseppe of Casnigo Italy Don was a beloved man who rode around town on an old motorbike and always led with the greeting ldquo peace and good rdquo He worked tirelessly on behalf of the good of others But in the last years of his life he had health problems and in response his community purchased a respirator for him But when his condition grew grave he refused the breathing apparatus choosing instead to make it available for younger patients who needed it Hearing of his [... more]
Our Daily Bread Ministries
Various Hosts
February 13, 2024
Jim and Laneeda were college sweethearts They got married and life was happy for many years Then Laneeda began to act strangely getting lost and forgetting appointments She was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer rsquo s at forty-seven After a decade of serving as her primary caregiver Jim was able to say ldquo Alzheimer rsquo s has given me the opportunity to love and serve my wife in ways that were unimaginable when she said lsquo I do rsquo rdquo While explaining the gifts of the Holy Spirit the apostle Paul wrote extensively on the virtue of love Corinthians He contrasted [... more]
Our Daily Bread Ministries
Various Hosts
February 10, 2024
Although she finished first in her qualifying race US speedskater Brittany Bowe gave up her chance to compete in the -meter event at the Winter Olympics to teammate Erin Jackson Jackson had an unfortunate slip in the race that left her just one place away from making the team What motivated Bowe to relinquish the spot she rsquo d earned Friendship Having trained together for years Bowe believed Jackson deserved a spot on the team Bowe was right Jackson become the first US Black woman to win a Winter Olympic gold medal in an individual event In the deep friendship [... more]
Our Daily Bread Ministries
Various Hosts
February 07, 2024
Pride precedes and often leads to humiliation mdash something a man in Norway found out Not even dressed in running clothes the individual arrogantly challenged Karsten Warholm mdash the world record holder in the -meter hurdles mdash to a race Warholm training in an indoor public facility obliged the challenger and left him in his dust At the finish line the two-time world champion smiled when the man insisted that he rsquo d had a bad start and wanted to race again In Proverbs we read ldquo Pride brings a person low but the lowly in spirit gain honor rdquo [... more]
Our Daily Bread Ministries
Various Hosts
February 04, 2024
Maggie rsquo s guest showed up in church shockingly dressed No one should have been surprised though her young friend was a prostitute Maggie rsquo s visitor shifted uneasily in her seat alternately tugging at her much-too-short skirt and folding her arms self-consciously around herself ldquo Oh are you cold rdquo Maggie asked deftly diverting attention away from how she was dressed ldquo Here Take my shawl rdquo Maggie never evangelized in the traditional sense Yet she introduced dozens of people to Jesus simply by inviting them to come to church and helping them feel comfortable The gospel had a [... more]
Our Daily Bread Ministries
Various Hosts
February 03, 2024
After being diagnosed with a brain tumor Christina Costa noticed how much of the talk around facing cancer is dominated by the language of fighting She found that this metaphor quickly started to feel exhausting She ldquo didn rsquo t want to spend over a year at war with her own body rdquo Instead what she found most helpful were daily practices of gratitude mdash for the team of professionals caring for her and for the ways her brain and body were showing healing She experienced firsthand that no matter how difficult the struggle practices of gratitude can help resist [... more]
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