ODB: Partnership with God

When my friend and her husband struggled to conceive, doctors recommended she have a medical procedure done. But my friend was hesitant.
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ODB: Being Thankful Despite Trials

I’ve been following and praying for a fellow writer who’s been posting online about her cancer journey.
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ODB: Character Change

Family gathered around the bed of Dominique Bouhours, a seventeenth-century grammarian who was dying.
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ODB: Agents of Shalom

In 2015, local ministries in Colorado Springs, Colorado, teamed up to serve the city, and COSILoveYou was born. Each fall, in an event called CityServe, the group sends believers in Jesus out to serve the community.
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ODB: Making Wise Choices

Sell my late mother’s house? That decision burdened my heart after my beloved, widowed mother passed away. Sentiment drove my feelings.
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ODB: The Appointment

On November 22, 1963, US president John F. Kennedy, philosopher and writer Aldous Huxley, and Christian apologist C. S. Lewis all died.
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ODB: Speak to the People About Jesus

Paul had gone to the temple for the Jewish purification ceremony (Acts 21:26). But some agitators who thought he’d been teaching against the Law sought to take his life (v. 31).
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ODB: Strong Support in Christ

A runner in the London Marathon experienced why it’s vital not to run the big race alone. After months of grueling preparation, the man wanted to finish strong.
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ODB: Obedience Is a Choice

Winters in the Netherlands seldom bring a lot of snow, but it can get cold enough to freeze over the canals.
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ODB: Spiritual Fitness

Tre is a regular at the fitness center and it shows. His shoulders are wide, his muscles pronounced, and his upper arms close to the size of my thighs.
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ODB: Delivering Help

When Heather’s job took her to Tim’s house to deliver his take-out meal, he asked her to help him untie the knot in the food bag.
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ODB: Choosing Life

Nathan grew up in a Christ-believing household, but he started to stray from his childhood faith as a college student into things like drinking and partying.
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ODB: Persist in Praying

Mila, a baking assistant, felt too helpless to defend herself when her supervisor accused her of pilfering some raisin bread.
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ODB: Unmeasured Kindness

Two friends were shopping for a laptop in an electronics store when they ran into basketball great Shaquille O’Neal.
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