ODB: God Is My Helper
My friend Raleigh is sprinting toward his eighty-fifth birthday! Since my first conversation with him more than thirty-five years ago, he’s been a source of inspiration.
ODB: United Diversity in Christ
In his essay “Service and the Spectrum,” Professor Daniel Bowman Jr. writes of the difficulty of navigating decisions about how to serve his church as an autistic person.
ODB: Jesus-The True Peacemaker
On December 30, 1862, the US Civil War raged. Union and Confederate troops camped seven hundred yards apart on opposing sides of Tennessee’s Stones River.
ODB: Community in Christ
“I knew that the only way to succeed was to forget about home and my wife, son, and daughter,” said Jordon. “I’ve found I can’t do that.
ODB: Bitterness of Stolen Sweets
Thieves in Germany stole a truck’s refrigerated trailer filled with more than twenty tons of chocolate. The estimated worth of the stolen sweetness was $80,000.
ODB: Family Matters
My sister, brother, and I flew from our separate states to our uncle’s funeral and stopped to see our ninety-year-old grandmother.
ODB: The Valley of Praise
Poet William Cowper struggled with depression much of his life. After a suicide attempt, he was committed to an asylum.
ODB: God’s Tender Love
A 2017 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’s love for his child.
ODB: Choices Matter
Pastor Damian’s schedule included hospital visits to two people nearing death who’d chosen two different life paths.
ODB: Ready to Go for God
The book Hidden Figures recounts preparations for John Glenn’s flight into space.
ODB: At Home in Jesus
“There’s no place like home,” says Dorothy, clicking the heels of her ruby slippers.
ODB: God Knows Our Needs
Lando, a jeepney (a form of public transport in the Philippines) driver in Manila, gulped down coffee at a roadside stall.
ODB: The God of Order
Seth took all the medications he could find in the medicine cabinet. Raised in a family filled with brokenness and disorder, his life was a mess.
ODB: God’s Agents of Peace
Nora went to the peaceful protest because she felt strongly about the issue of justice. As planned, the demonstration was silent.