ODB: Space Race
On July 29, 1955, the United States of America announced its intent to place satellites in space. Soon after, the Soviet Union declared its plans to do the same.
ODB: Walking Anew
Applause rang out as a school’s top students received certificates of excellence for academic achievement. But the program wasn’t over.
ODB: A Repentant Heart
A friend had violated the vows of his marriage. It was painful to watch him destroy his family.
ODB: Place It on God’s Plate
For years, a mother prayed as she helped her adult daughter navigate the healthcare system and find counseling and the best medications.
ODB: A Life in Four Words
James Innell Packer, better known as J. I. Packer, died in 2020 just five days shy of his ninety-fourth birthday.
ODB: Our Impact on Others
When Dr. Lee, my seminary professor, noticed that Benjie, our school custodian, would be late in joining our lunch gathering, he quietly set aside a plate of food for him.
ODB: Forest Darkroom
The army wouldn’t give Tony Vaccaro a chance as a photographer, but that didn’t stop him. Between terrifying moments of dodging artillery shells and shrapnel that seemed to rain from the trees, he took pictures anyway.
ODB: Heaven Is Singing
Joy was apparent in their voices as the high school choir sang the Argentinian song “El Cielo Canta Alegría.”
ODB: Help Each Other
When the basketball team from Fairleigh Dickinson University (FDU) took to the floor for the college basketball tournament, the fans in the stands cheered for the underdog squad.
ODB: More Than Family
Jon was installed as full professor in a prestigious college. His older brother David was pleased, but, as brothers do, he couldn’t resist teasing Jon how he’d wrestled him to the ground when they were boys.
ODB: Convicted and Freed
“I didn’t do it!” It was a lie, and I almost got away with it, until God stopped me. When I was in middle school, I was part of a group shooting spitballs in the back of our band during a performance.
ODB: God’s Generous Love
He’s known as the military man whose commencement speech about making your bed every day got 100 million views online.
ODB: Behind Prison Bars
A star quarterback in American football stepped onto a stage that wasn’t a sports stadium.
ODB: Welcome Mat
Browsing through the doormats displayed in my local big box store, I noted the messages stamped on their surfaces. “Hello!” “Home” with a heart for the “o.”