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ODB: A Grandmother’s Prayers

During a family reunion many years ago, my mother shared some words she’d written. She honored her grandmother, a woman I’d never met but I’d heard her spoken of often.
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ODB: Unexpected Interruption

Manuel was late for church and stuck at a red light. As he waited impatiently, his daughter noticed a stranded driver trying to fix a tire.
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ODB: Catch the Little Foxes

“It’s the little foxes that spoil the vine,” my grandmother used to say. Then my mom repeated the same thing.
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ODB: Christ Our Priority

“May we invite you to be the main speaker in our nationwide church leadership conference?” After Jose read the invitation from the renowned organization, he replied, “Please let me pray about it first.”
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ODB: Credit Where Due

Hundreds of guests filled a golden ballroom to celebrate a nonprofit’s fiftieth anniversary and honor those who made it possible, especially those who’d been involved for decades.
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ODB: The God Who Rescues

Beneath the rugged cliffs of Brora, Scotland, a sheep needed rescue. Trapped at the base of a cliff, surrounded by steep and unyielding rock on one side and the vast ocean on the other, the sheep had been on its own for two long years.
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ODB: Entangled

Watermelon vines had overtaken my garden. They snaked across the stone path, climbed the fence, and—worst of all—tried to choke my favorite vegetable plants.
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ODB: Leave It with God

Perched high on the climbing wall, Sarah could feel panic rising as her weakening fingers began losing grip on the handholds.
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ODB: Steadfast in God’s Will

The 1957 war movie The Bridge on the River Kwai was so popular that fans flocked to Kanchanaburi in Thailand to look for the real-life iron bridge.
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ODB: And God Sent . . . Moths?

“AaaaAAAAHHHK!” my daughter shrieked. “DaaaaDDDYY! Get UP here!”
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ODB: One in Christ

Phillis Wheatley, the first published African American poet, used biblical themes to persuade believers in Jesus to abolish slavery.
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ODB: No Ordinary People

The statement on the wall of my bank declares that its corporate principles could be summed up in a single word: courtesy.
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ODB: Clinging to God’s Promises

Wendy was feeling a little left out. During lunch break, her boss had left chocolates on everyone’s desks—except hers.
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ODB: Changed by the Spirit

When Neil Douglas boarded his flight to Ireland, he discovered his seat was occupied by another passenger, so he began a conversation to sort out the discrepancy.
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