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Our Daily Bread Ministries
Various Hosts
February 23, 2023
Author and theologian Russell Moore described noticing the eerie silence in the Russian orphanage where he adopted his boys Someone later explained that the babies had stopped crying because they learned that no one would respond to their cries When we face difficult times we too can feel that no one hears And worst of all we can feel that God Himself doesn rsquo t listen to our cries or see our tears But he does And that rsquo s why we need the language of petition and protest found in the psalms The psalmists petition for God rsquo s [... more]
Our Daily Bread Ministries
Various Hosts
January 14, 2023
Monica prayed feverishly for her son to return to God She wept over his wayward ways and even tracked him down in the various cities where he chose to live The situation seemed hopeless Then one day it happened her son had a radical encounter with God He became one of the greatest theologians of the church We know him as Augustine Bishop of Hippo ldquo How long Lord rdquo Habakkuk The prophet Habakkuk lamented God rsquo s inaction regarding the people in power who perverted justice v Think of the times we rsquo ve turned to God in desperation [... more]
Our Daily Bread Ministries
Various Hosts
January 09, 2023
As part of a sermon illustration I walked toward the beautiful painting an artist had been creating on the platform and made a dark streak across the middle of it The congregation gasped in horror The artist simply stood by and watched as I defaced what she rsquo d created Then selecting a new brush she lovingly transformed the ruined painting into an exquisite work of art Her restorative work reminds me of the work God can perform in our lives when we rsquo ve made a mess of them The prophet Isaiah rebuked the people of Israel for their [... more]
Our Daily Bread Ministries
Various Hosts
November 08, 2022
When I was ten I brought home a tape from a friend at youth group that contained the music of a contemporary Christian band My dad who had been raised in a Hindu home but had received salvation in Jesus didn rsquo t approve He only wanted worship music played in our home I explained it was a Christian band but that didn rsquo t change his mind After a while he suggested that I listen to the songs for a week and then decide if they brought me closer to God or pushed me further away from Him There [... more]
Our Daily Bread Ministries
Various Hosts
August 26, 2022
In an upstart company operating on a movie-rental-by-mail system offered to sell their company for million to Blockbuster mdash the home movies and video game rentals king at that time Netflix had roughly subscribers while Blockbuster had millions and millions of them Blockbuster passed on the opportunity to purchase their little competitor The result Today Netflix has more than million subscribers and is worth nearly billion As for Blockbuster well it went bust None of us can predict the future nbsp We rsquo re tempted to believe that we rsquo re in control of our lives and that our plans [... more]
Our Daily Bread Ministries
Various Hosts
April 13, 2021
When I have to travel across time zones by air I try various remedies to avoid jet lag I think I rsquo ve tried them all On one occasion I decided to adjust my in-flight eating to the time zone where I was heading Instead of eating dinner with the rest of the passengers I kept watching a movie and tried to fall asleep The hours of elective fasting were difficult and the breakfast that came right before we landed left much to be desired But living ldquo out of sorts rdquo with those around me worked It jolted my [... more]
Our Daily Bread Ministries
Various Hosts
January 10, 2021
The clouds hung low blocking the horizon and limiting visibility to only a few hundred yards The minutes dragged on The effect on my mood was noticeable But then as afternoon approached the clouds began to break and I saw it beautiful Pikes Peak the most recognizable landmark of my city flanked on each side by the mountain range A smile broke over my face I considered that even our physical perspective mdash our literal line of sight mdash can affect our spiritual vision And I was reminded of the psalmist singing ldquo I lift my eyes to the mountains [... more]
Our Daily Bread Ministries
Various Hosts
December 26, 2020
The sun had long set when our electrical power suddenly went out I was at home with our two younger children and this was their first time experiencing a power outage After verifying that the utility company knew about the outage I located some candles and the kids and I huddled together in the kitchen around the flickering flames They seemed nervous and unsettled so we began to sing Soon the concerned looks on their faces were replaced with smiles Sometimes in our darkest moments we need a song nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Psalm was prayed [... more]
Our Daily Bread Ministries
Various Hosts
November 17, 2020
A few years ago my doctor gave me a stern talk about my health I took his words to heart and began going to the gym and adjusting my diet Over time both my cholesterol and my weight went down and my self-esteem went up But then something not so good happened I began noticing other people rsquo s dietary choices and judging them Isn rsquo t it funny that often when we find a scoring system that grades us well we use it to lift ourselves up and put others down It seems to be an innate human tendency [... more]
Our Daily Bread Ministries
Various Hosts
October 15, 2020
I ran into an old friend who told me what he rsquo d been up to but I confess it seemed too good to be true Within a few months of that conversation however his band was everywhere mdash from charting top singles on the radio to having a hit song pulsing under TV ads His rise to fame was meteoric We can be obsessed with significance and success mdash the big and the dramatic the quick and the meteoric But the parables of the mustard seed and yeast compare the way of the Kingdom God rsquo s reign on [... more]
Our Daily Bread Ministries
Various Hosts
August 12, 2020
The security guard found and removed a piece of tape that was keeping a door from clicking shut Later when he checked the door he found it had been taped again He called the police who arrived and arrested five burglars Working at the Watergate building in Washington D C the headquarters of a major political party in the US the young guard had just uncovered the biggest political scandal of his lifetime simply by taking his job seriously mdash and doing it well Nehemiah began rebuilding the wall around Jerusalem mdash a task he took very seriously Toward the [... more]
Our Daily Bread Ministries
Various Hosts
July 15, 2020
At the sound of the digital melody all six of us sprang into action Some slipped shoes on others simply bolted for the door barefoot Within seconds we were all sprinting down the driveway chasing the ice cream truck It was the first warm day of summer and there was no better way to celebrate than with a cold sweet treat There are things we do simply because of the joy it brings us not out of discipline or obligation In the pair of parables found in Matthew ndash the emphasis is selling everything to gain something else We might [... more]
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