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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 14, 2024
Like many teachers Carrie devotes countless hours to her career often grading papers and communicating with students and parents late into the evening To sustain the effort she relies on her community of colleagues for camaraderie and practical help her challenging job is made easier through collaboration A recent study of educators found that the benefit of collaboration is magnified when those we work with demonstrate humility When colleagues are willing to admit their weaknesses others feel safe to share their knowledge with one another effectively helping everyone in the group The Bible teaches the importance of humility mdash for [... more]
Our Daily Bread Ministries
Various Hosts
January 21, 2024
We rsquo d known Kha for more than a year He was part of our small group from church who met weekly to discuss what we rsquo d been learning about God One evening during our regular meeting he made a reference to having competed at the Olympics The mention was so casual that it almost escaped my notice Almost Lo and behold I learned I knew an Olympian who had competed in the bronze medal match I couldn rsquo t fathom that he rsquo d not mentioned it before but for Kha while his athletic achievement was a special [... more]
Our Daily Bread Ministries
Various Hosts
December 27, 2023
Phillip rsquo s father suffered from severe mental illness and had left home to live on the streets After Cyndi and her young son Phillip spent a day searching for him Phillip was rightly concerned for his well-being He asked his mother whether his father and other people without homes were warm In response they launched an effort to collect and distribute blankets and cold-weather gear to homeless people in the area For more than a decade Cyndi has considered it her life rsquo s work crediting her son and her deep faith in God for awakening her to the [... more]
Our Daily Bread Ministries
Various Hosts
November 25, 2023
As a member of the leadership team for a local ministry part of my job was to invite others to join us as group discussion leaders My invitations described the time commitment required and outlined the ways leaders would need to engage with their small group participants both in meetings and during regular phone calls I was often reluctant to impose on other people being aware of the sacrifice they rsquo d be making to become a leader And yet sometimes their reply would completely overwhelm me ldquo I rsquo d be honored rdquo Instead of citing legitimate reasons to [... more]
Our Daily Bread Ministries
Various Hosts
October 13, 2023
I was elated to find the ldquo perfect rdquo gift for my mother-in-law rsquo s birthday the bracelet even contained her birthstone Finding that perfect gift for someone is always an utter delight But what if the gift the individual needs is beyond our power to give Many of us wish we could give someone peace of mind rest or even patience If only those could be purchased and wrapped with a bow These types of gifts are impossible for one person to give to another Yet Jesus mdash God in human flesh mdash does give those who believe in [... more]
Our Daily Bread Ministries
Various Hosts
July 06, 2023
Residents of Olten Switzerland were surprised by a shower of chocolate shavings covering the entire town The ventilation system at a nearby chocolate factory had malfunctioned sending cocoa into the air and dusting the area with confectionary goodness The chocolate coating harmless to both people and environment sounds like a dream come true for chocoholics While chocolate sadly doesn rsquo t adequately provide for one rsquo s nutritional needs God supplied the Israelites with heavenly showers that did As they traveled through the desert they began to grumble about the variety of food they rsquo d left behind in Egypt [... more]
Our Daily Bread Ministries
Various Hosts
April 30, 2023
Last spring the night before our lawn was to be aerated a violent windstorm blew the seeds off our maple tree in one fell swoop So when the aerating machine broke up the compacted soil by pulling small ldquo cores rdquo out of the ground it planted hundreds of maple seeds in my yard Just two short weeks later I had the beginnings of a maple forest growing up through my lawn As I frustratedly surveyed the misplaced foliage I was struck by the prolific abundance of new life a single tree had spawned Each of the miniature trees became [... more]
Our Daily Bread Ministries
Various Hosts
April 20, 2023
Kurbera-Voronja in the Eurasian country of Georgia is one of the deepest caves yet explored on planet Earth A team of explorers have probed the dark and scary depths of its caverns to two kilometers mdash that rsquo s feet into the earth Similar caves around of them exist in other parts of the country and across the globe More caverns are being discovered all the time and new depth records are being set The mysteries of creation continue to unfold changing and adding to our understanding of the universe we live in and causing us to wonder at the [... more]
Our Daily Bread Ministries
Various Hosts
April 08, 2023
On Easter Sunday the famous Christ the Redeemer statue that overlooks Rio de Janeiro in Brazil was illuminated in a way that appeared to clothe Jesus in the attire of a physician The poignant portrayal of Christ as a doctor was in tribute to the many front-line healthcare workers battling the coronavirus pandemic The imagery brings to life the common description of Jesus as our Great Physician Mark Jesus did in fact heal many people of their physical afflictions during His earthly ministry blind Bartimaeus Mark ndash a leper Luke ndash and a paralytic Matthew ndash to name a few [... more]
Our Daily Bread Ministries
Various Hosts
January 04, 2023
Sand martins mdash small birds related to swallows mdash dig their nests into riverbanks Land development in South East England reduced their habitat and the birds had fewer and fewer places to nest when they returned from their winter migration each year Local conservationists sprang into action and built an enormous artificial sandbank to house them With the help of a sand-sculpting firm they molded sand to create a space for the birds to take up residence for years to come This gracious act of compassion vividly depicts the words Jesus used to console His disciples After telling them He [... more]
Our Daily Bread Ministries
Various Hosts
December 26, 2022
Stories have captivated humans since the dawn of creation mdash functioning as a way to pass down knowledge long before written language existed We rsquo ve all known the delight of hearing or reading a story and being immediately engaged by such opening lines as ldquo once upon a time rdquo The power of a story appears to extend beyond merely enjoyment when we listen to a story together our heartbeats seem to synchronize Though our individual heartbeats vary over the course of a day and might only match another rsquo s coincidentally new research indicates our hearts may all [... more]
Our Daily Bread Ministries
Various Hosts
December 22, 2022
An Orca whale who researchers have named ldquo Granny rdquo apparently knew the importance of her role in the life of her ldquo grandbaby whale rdquo The young whale rsquo s mother had recently died and the orphaned whale was not yet old enough to thrive without protection and support Granny though in her s or older came alongside to teach him what he needed to know to survive Granny corralled some fish for the younger whale instead of consuming them herself so he would not only have a meal but would also learn what to eat and where to [... more]
Our Daily Bread Ministries
Various Hosts
November 11, 2022
After three decades Feng Lulu was reunited with her birth family As a toddler she was kidnapped while playing outside her house but through the help of All-China Women rsquo s Federation she was finally located Because she was so young when she was abducted Feng Lulu doesn rsquo t remember it She grew up believing she rsquo d been sold because her parents couldn rsquo t afford to keep her so learning the truth surfaced many questions and emotions When Joseph was unexpectedly reunited with his brothers it rsquo s likely he experienced some complex emotions He rsquo d [... more]
Our Daily Bread Ministries
Various Hosts
October 07, 2022
A study known as the ldquo marshmallow test rdquo was developed to gauge children rsquo s ability to delay gratification of their desires The kids were offered a single marshmallow to enjoy but were told if they could refrain from eating it for ten minutes they rsquo d be given a second one About a third of the children were able to hold out for the larger reward another third gobbled it up within thirty seconds We might struggle to show self-control when offered something we desire even if we know it would benefit us more in the future to [... more]
Our Daily Bread Ministries
Various Hosts
September 24, 2022
Astronaut Chris Ferguson made a difficult decision as the commander of the flight crew scheduled for a journey to the International Space Station But that decision didn rsquo t have anything to do with the mechanics of flight or the safety of his fellow astronauts Instead it pertained to what he considers his most important work his family Ferguson opted to keep his feet planted firmly on Earth in order to be present for his daughter rsquo s wedding We all face difficult decisions at times mdash decisions that cause us to evaluate what matters most to us in life [... more]
Our Daily Bread Ministries
Various Hosts
August 31, 2022
Denmark is among the happiest countries in the world according to the World Happiness Report The Danes weather their lengthy dark winters by gathering with friends to share a warm drink or a gracious meal The word they use for the feelings associated with those moments is hygge hoo-gah Hygge helps them offset the impact of enjoying less sunlight than their counterparts at lower latitudes By circling around a simple table with loved ones their hearts are nourished and rejuvenated The writer of Hebrews encourages this idea of gathering together as a community He acknowledges that there will be difficult [... more]
Our Daily Bread Ministries
Various Hosts
August 21, 2022
Without the ability to see their grandchildren in person due to risk of infection many grandparents sought new ways of connecting during the COVID- pandemic A recent survey showed that many grandparents adopted texting and social media as a means to maintain their precious bond with their grandchildren Some even worshiped with their extended families by video call One of the most wonderful ways parents and grandparents can influence their children is by passing down the truths of Scripture In Deuteronomy Moses charged God rsquo s people to ldquo not forget the things rdquo they rsquo d seen about God [... more]
Our Daily Bread Ministries
Various Hosts
July 08, 2022
Together friends Melanie and Trevor have hiked miles of mountain trails Yet neither would be able to do so without the other Melanie born with spina bifida uses a wheelchair Trevor lost his sight to glaucoma The duo realized they were one another rsquo s perfect complement for enjoying the Colorado wilderness As he walks the trails Trevor carries Melanie on his back meanwhile she gives him verbal directions They describe themselves as a ldquo dream team rdquo Paul describes believers in Jesus mdash the body of Christ mdash as a similar kind of ldquo dream team rdquo He urged [... more]
Our Daily Bread Ministries
Various Hosts
June 21, 2022
School cafeterias like large catering businesses often prepare more food than is consumed simply because they can rsquo t perfectly predict the need and leftover food goes to waste Yet there are many students who don rsquo t have enough food to eat at home and who go hungry on weekends One US school district partnered with a local non-profit to find a solution They packaged leftovers to send home with students and simultaneously addressed the problems of both food waste and hunger While most people wouldn rsquo t look at an abundance of money as a problem the way [... more]
Our Daily Bread Ministries
Various Hosts
June 15, 2022
Chris had his blood retested four years after his lifesaving bone marrow transplant The donor rsquo s marrow had provided what was needed to cure him but had left a surprise the DNA in Chris rsquo blood was that of his donor not his own It makes sense really the goal of the procedure was to replace the weakened blood with a donor rsquo s healthy blood Yet even swabs of Chris rsquo cheeks lips and tongue showed the donor rsquo s DNA In some ways he rsquo d become someone else mdash though he retained his own memories outward [... more]
Our Daily Bread Ministries
Various Hosts
May 31, 2022
Every day Glen purchases his morning coffee at a nearby drive-through And every day he also pays for the order of the person in the car behind him asking the cashier to wish that person a good day Glen has no connection to them He rsquo s not privy to their reaction nor it seems is this his motivation he simply believes this small gesture is ldquo the least he can do rdquo On one occasion however he learned of the impact of his actions when he read an anonymous letter to the editor of his local newspaper He discovered [... more]
Our Daily Bread Ministries
Various Hosts
April 30, 2022
In my daughter rsquo s earliest days I often named for her the things she encountered I rsquo d identify objects or allow her to touch something unfamiliar and say the word for her bringing understanding mdash and vocabulary mdash to the vast world she was exploring Though my husband and I might naturally have expected or hoped her first word would be Mama or Daddy she surprised us with an entirely different first word her small mouth murmured dight one day mdash a sweet mispronounced echo of the word light I rsquo d just shared with her Light is [... more]
Our Daily Bread Ministries
Various Hosts
April 22, 2022
My friend recounted how she rsquo d pointedly been asked by a fellow believer and colleague which political party she belonged to His aim in asking the question seemed to be to predict whether he agreed with her on any number of issues currently dividing their community In an effort to find common ground between them she simply replied ldquo Since we rsquo re both believers I rsquo d rather focus on our unity in Christ rdquo People were also divided in Paul rsquo s day though over different issues Topics such as what foods were permissible to eat and [... more]
Our Daily Bread Ministries
Various Hosts
April 11, 2022
Derek noticed his son didn rsquo t want to take off his shirt to swim and realized it was because he was self-conscious about a birthmark that covers parts of his chest belly and left arm Determined to help his son Derek underwent a lengthy and painful tattooing process to create an identical mark on his own body Derek rsquo s love for his son reflects God rsquo s love for His sons and daughters Because we His children ldquo have flesh and blood rdquo Hebrews Jesus became like us and took on a human form and ldquo shared in [... more]
Our Daily Bread Ministries
Various Hosts
April 07, 2022
Not long ago we moved to a new home just a short distance from our old one Despite the close proximity we still needed to load all of our belongings onto a moving truck because of the timing of the financial transactions Between the sale and purchase our furnishings stayed on the truck and our family found temporary lodging During that time I was surprised to discover how ldquo at home rdquo I felt despite the displacement from our physical home mdash simply because I was with those I love most my family For part of his life David lacked [... more]
Our Daily Bread Ministries
Various Hosts
March 07, 2022
John Nash was awarded the Nobel Prize for Economics in recognizing his pioneering work in mathematics His equations have since been used by businesses around the world in understanding the dynamics of competition and rivalry A book and a full-length movie have documented his life and refer to him as having ldquo a beautiful mind rdquo mdash not because his brain had any particular aesthetic appeal but because of what it did nbsp The Old Testament prophet Isaiah uses the word beautiful to describe feet mdash not because of any visible physical attribute but because he saw beauty in what [... more]
Our Daily Bread Ministries
Various Hosts
January 21, 2022
I nbsp squeezed my eyes shut and started counting aloud My fellow third-grade classmates tore out of the room to find a place to hide After scouring every cabinet trunk and closet for what felt like hours I still couldn rsquo t find one of my friends I felt ridiculous when she finally jumped out from behind a lacey potted fern hanging from the ceiling Only her head had been eclipsed by the plant mdash the rest of her body had been in plain sight the entire time Since God is all-knowing when Adam and Eve ldquo hid from Him [... more]
Our Daily Bread Ministries
Various Hosts
January 07, 2022
In the wake of the coronavirus retrieving something from my safety deposit box required even more layers of protocol than before Now I had to make an appointment call when I arrived to be granted entrance to the bank show my identification and signature and then wait to be escorted into the vault by a designated banker Once inside the heavy doors locked again until I rsquo d found what I needed inside the metal box Unless I followed the instructions I wasn rsquo t able to enter In the Old Testament God had specific protocols for entering part of [... more]
Our Daily Bread Ministries
Various Hosts
December 21, 2021
As the novel coronavirus marched across the globe health experts advised increased physical distance between people as a means to slow the spread Many countries asked their citizens to self-quarantine or shelter in place Organizations sent employees home to work remotely if they could while others suffered a financially debilitating loss of employment Like others I participated in church and small group meetings through digital platforms As a world we practiced new forms of togetherness despite being physically disconnected It isn rsquo t just the internet that lets us maintain a sense of connection We connect to one another as [... more]
Our Daily Bread Ministries
Various Hosts
November 14, 2021
As they made their way toward their car Zander escaped his mother rsquo s arms and made a mad dash back toward the church doors He didn rsquo t want to leave His mom ran after him and tried to lovingly wrangle her son so they could depart When his mother finally scooped four-year-old Zander back into her embrace he sobbed and reached longingly over her shoulder and toward the church as they walked away Zander may merely have enjoyed playing with friends at church but his enthusiasm is a picture of David rsquo s desire to worship God Though [... more]
Our Daily Bread Ministries
Various Hosts
October 31, 2021
After an astounding thirty rounds of radiation treatments Darla was finally pronounced cancer-free As part of hospital tradition she was eager to ring the ldquo cancer-free bell rdquo that marked the end of her treatment and celebrated her clean bill of health Darla was so enthusiastic and vigorous in her celebratory ringing that the rope actually detached from the bell Peals of joyous laughter ensued Darla rsquo s story brings a smile to my face and gives me a sense of what the psalmist might have envisioned when he invited the Israelites to celebrate God rsquo s work in their [... more]
Our Daily Bread Ministries
Various Hosts
October 01, 2021
The teenage years are sometimes among the most agonizing seasons in life mdash for both parent and child In my adolescent quest to ldquo individuate rdquo from my mother I openly rejected her values and rebelled against her rules suspicious their purposes were merely to make me miserable Though we rsquo ve since come to agree on those matters that time in our relationship was riddled with tension Mom undoubtedly lamented my refusal to heed the wisdom of her instructions knowing they would spare me unnecessary emotional and physical pain God had the same heart for His children Israel God [... more]
Our Daily Bread Ministries
Various Hosts
September 01, 2021
When Colin opened the box of stained-glass pieces he rsquo d purchased instead of finding the fragments he rsquo d ordered for a project he discovered intact whole windows He sleuthed out the windows rsquo origins and learned they'd been removed from a church to protect them from World War II bombings Colin marveled at the quality of work and how the ldquo fragments rdquo formed a beautiful picture If I rsquo m honest there are times when I open particular passages of the Bible mdash such as chapters containing lists of genealogies mdash and I don rsquo t immediately [... more]
Our Daily Bread Ministries
Various Hosts
August 14, 2021
Our son spent the early years of his life in a children rsquo s home prior to our adopting him Before leaving the cinderblock building together to go home we asked to collect his belongings Sadly he had none We exchanged the clothes he was wearing for the new items we rsquo d brought for him and also left some clothing for the other children Even though I was grieved by how little he had I rejoiced that we could now help meet his physical and emotional needs A few years later we saw a person asking for donations for [... more]
Our Daily Bread Ministries
Various Hosts
July 04, 2021
Alan came to me for advice on how to deal with his fear of public speaking Like so many others his heart would begin to race his mouth would feel sticky and dry and his face would flush bright red Glossophobia is among the most common social fears people have mdash many even joke that they rsquo re more fearful of public speaking than of dying To help Alan conquer his fear of not ldquo performing rdquo well I suggested he focus on the substance of his message instead of how well he rsquo d deliver it Shifting the focus [... more]
Our Daily Bread Ministries
Various Hosts
June 08, 2021
A recent survey asked respondents to identify the age at which they believed they became adults Those who considered themselves adults pointed to specific behaviors as evidence of their status Having a budget and buying a house topped the list as being marks of ldquo adulting rdquo Other adult activities ranged from cooking dinner every weeknight and scheduling one rsquo s own medical appointments to the more humorous ability to choose to eat snacks for dinner or being excited to stay at home on a Saturday evening instead of going out The Bible says we should press on toward spiritual [... more]
Our Daily Bread Ministries
Various Hosts
May 27, 2021
On a hike in the mountains Adrian found himself above some low-lying clouds With the sun behind him Adrian looked down and saw not only his shadow but also a brilliant display known as a Brocken spectre This phenomenon resembles a rainbow halo encircling the shadow of the person It occurs when the sunlight reflects back off the clouds below Adrian described it as a ldquo magical rdquo moment one that delighted him immensely We can imagine how similarly stunning seeing the first rainbow must have been for Noah More than just a delight to his eyes the refracted light [... more]
Our Daily Bread Ministries
Various Hosts
May 09, 2021
A young father held his baby boy in his arms singing to him and rocking him in soothing rhythm Music played in the background while the father sang out the lyrics to his son The baby was hearing-impaired unable to hear the melody or the words Yet the father sang anyway in a beautiful tender act of love toward his son And his efforts were rewarded with a delightful smile from the baby boy nbsp The imagery of the father-son exchange bears a striking resemblance to the words of Zephaniah The Old Testament prophet says that God will joyfully sing [... more]
Our Daily Bread Ministries
Various Hosts
April 14, 2021
Karen a middle school teacher created an activity to teach her students how to better understand one another In ldquo The Baggage Activity rdquo students wrote down some of the emotional weights they were carrying The notes were shared anonymously giving the students insight into each other rsquo s hardships often with tearful response from their peers The classroom has since been filled with a deeper sense of mutual respect amongst the teens who now have a greater sense of empathy for one another Throughout the Bible God has nudged His people to treat one another with dignity and show [... more]
Our Daily Bread Ministries
Various Hosts
March 22, 2021
If you want to live longer take a vacation Forty years after a study of middle-aged male executives who each had a risk of heart disease researchers in Helsinki Finland followed up with their study participants The scientists discovered something they hadn rsquo t been looking for in their original findings the death rate was lower among those who had taken time off for vacation Work is a necessary part of life mdash a part God appointed to us even before our relationship with Him was fractured in Genesis Solomon wrote of the seeming meaninglessness of work experienced by those [... more]
Our Daily Bread Ministries
Various Hosts
February 08, 2021
The cockeyed squid lives in the ocean rsquo s ldquo twilight zone rdquo where sunlight barely filters through the increasingly deep waters The squid rsquo s nickname is a reference to its two extremely different eyes the left eye develops over time to become considerably larger than the right mdash almost twice as big Scientists studying the mollusk have deduced that the squid uses its right eye the smaller one to look down into the darker depths The larger left eye gazes upward toward the sunlight nbsp The squid is an unlikely depiction of what it means to live in [... more]
Our Daily Bread Ministries
Various Hosts
January 21, 2021
The modern-day marathon is based on the story of a Greek messenger Pheidippides According to legend in bc he ran approximately twenty-five miles forty kilometers from Marathon to Athens to announce the Greeks rsquo victory against their formidable foe the invading Persians Today people run marathons for the personal satisfaction of an athletic achievement but Pheidippides had a greater purpose behind his effort each of his steps was run for the sheer joy of delivering such good news to his kinsmen Some years later two women also ran to deliver good news mdash the most pivotal news in all of [... more]
Our Daily Bread Ministries
Various Hosts
November 30, 2020
When Jen a theme park employee saw Ralph collapse in tears on the ground she rushed to help Ralph a young boy with autism was sobbing because the ride he rsquo d waited all day to enjoy had broken down Instead of hurrying him to his feet or simply urging him to feel better Jen got down onto the ground with Ralph validating his feelings and allowing him the time to cry nbsp Jen rsquo s actions are a beautiful example of how we can come alongside those who are grieving or suffering The Bible tells of Job rsquo s [... more]
Our Daily Bread Ministries
Various Hosts
November 15, 2020
In the chaos of fleeing his home during the California wildfires of Gabe a high school senior missed the state-qualifying cross-country race for which he rsquo d been training Missing this meet meant he wouldn rsquo t have the chance to compete at the state meet mdash the culminating event of his four-year running career In light of the circumstances the state athletics board gave Gabe another chance he rsquo d have to run a qualifying time by himself on a rival high school rsquo s track in ldquo street shoes rdquo because his running shoes were in the charred [... more]
Our Daily Bread Ministries
Various Hosts
October 23, 2020
In April a suburban neighborhood in Victorville California became buried in tumbleweeds High winds pushed the rolling thistles into the development from the adjacent Mojave Desert where the plant grows At maturity the pesky weed can grow to up to six feet in height mdash a formidable size when it releases itself from its roots to ldquo tumble rdquo with the wind to scatter its seeds Tumbleweeds are what I picture when I read Jeremiah rsquo s description of a person ldquo whose heart turns away from the nbsp Lord rdquo Jeremiah He says that those who draw their strength [... more]
Our Daily Bread Ministries
Various Hosts
September 08, 2020
When Johannes Gutenberg combined the printing press with moveable type in he ushered in the era of mass communications in the West spreading learning into new social realms Literacy increased across the globe and new ideas produced rapid transformations in social and religious contexts Gutenberg produced the first-ever printed version of the Bible Prior to this Bibles were painstakingly hand-copied taking scribes up to a year to produce nbsp For centuries since the printing press has provided people like you and me the privilege of direct access to Scripture While we also have electronic versions available to us many of [... more]
Our Daily Bread Ministries
Various Hosts
August 17, 2020
The city of Texarkana sits squarely on the state border between Texas and Arkansas The city of inhabitants has two mayors two city councils and two police and fire departments The cross-town sporting rivalry between high schools draws an uncommonly high attendance reflecting the deep allegiance each has to their own state rsquo s school More significant challenges arise as well such as disputes over the shared water system governed by two sets of state laws Yet the town is known for its unity despite the line that divides it Residents gather annually for a dinner held on State Line [... more]
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