ODB: In God’s Arms

The sound of the drill terrified five-year-old Sarah. She leaped out of the dentist’s chair and refused to get back in.
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ODB: I Hear You, God!

Baby Graham fussed and wiggled as his mother held him in her lap while the doctors inserted his first hearing aid.
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ODB: Psalm 72 Leaders

In July 2022, Britain’s prime minister was forced to step down after what many felt were lapses in integrity (the newly appointed prime minister stepped down just months later!).
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ODB: Meeting Together in Jesus

When I went through an extended period of emotional and spiritual pain and struggle due to difficult circumstances in my life, it would have been easy for me to withdraw from church.
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ODB: Jesus Christ Is Risen Today!

Before Charles Simeon attended university in Cambridge, England, he loved horses and clothes, spending a huge sum on his attire yearly.
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ODB: The Passion of Christ

Before Jim Caviezel played Jesus in the film The Passion of the Christ, director Mel Gibson warned that the role would be extremely difficult and could negatively impact his career in Hollywood.
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ODB: Jesus, Our Substitute

A wealthy twenty-year-old was drag-racing with his friends when he struck and killed a pedestrian.
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ODB: A New Command to Love

In a tradition starting as early as the thirteenth century, members of the royal family in the United Kingdom give gifts to people in need on Maundy Thursday, the day before Good Friday.
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ODB: Fruitful Believers in Christ

Cindy was excited for her new job in a nonprofit company. What an opportunity to make a difference! She soon discovered her coworkers didn’t share her enthusiasm.
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ODB: Missing the Basics

For decades, McDonald’s ruled fast food with their Quarter Pounder burger. In the 1980s, a rival chain cooked up an idea to dethrone the company with the golden arches.
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ODB: Love God by Loving Others

The Alba family experienced the rare occurrence of birthing two sets of identical twins just thirteen months apart.
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ODB: Renaissance in Jesus

We know Leonardo da Vinci as the renaissance man. His intellectual prowess led to advances across multiple fields of study and the arts.
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ODB: Extravagant Love

My seatmate on the flight told me she was nonreligious and had immigrated to a town that was home to numerous Christians.
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ODB: Next Step of Love

What would cause someone to help a competitor? For a restaurant owner named Adolfo in Wisconsin, it was the opportunity to encourage other struggling local restaurant owners adapting to Covid regulations.
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