
ODB: True Integrity
At a job interview, Carol was asked repeatedly, “Why did you leave your previous job?” The interviewer had an inkling of the conflict she’d had with her former employer and wanted to know what had happened.

ODB: God’s View
Hudson Taylor was troubled. He’d left England to share the gospel about Christ in China, and ministry—though challenging—had gone well.

ODB: Keep Going by Faith
To become a lawyer in California, Maxcy Filer had to pass the state’s grueling, three-day bar exam.

ODB: Tears and Hope
Although it was Palm Sunday, a day to celebrate the triumphal entrance of Jesus into Jerusalem, for Mary Edwar it became a time of deep pain.

ODB: Praying God’s Promises
“No, you can’t go to the lake,” I said to my daughter with my head tucked under the sink as I fixed a broken pipe.

ODB: God in the Details
My niece, a college freshman, was busy with schoolwork and adjusting to a new residence. Because of recent security issues, her school required a vehicle pass.

ODB: One in Jesus
Watching sporting competitions and meeting athletes was a dream come true for me when I attended a Summer and Winter Olympics as a young reporter.

ODB: Reminder of God’s Presence
With branches of scraggly leaves growing upward like hands raised to the heavens, the unique trees we saw while hiking Joshua Tree National Park in California intrigued us.

ODB: Faithful Stewards
In March 2024, a US aerospace corporation failed a safety audit conducted by the Federal Aviation Administration.

ODB: God of My Sister
Amina had come to Christ in a country where Christianity was illegal. She began to share her new faith with her brother, who rejected her appeals.

ODB: An Offering for Jesus
“I lift mine eyes, but dimm’d with grief / No everlasting hills I see,” wrote the Victorian poet Christina Rosetti in her poignant poem “A Better Resurrection.”

ODB: Beyond the Blues
Canadian singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot is best known for enduring classics like “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald” and “If You Could Read My Mind.”

ODB: Waiting for God
Joseph combed the job listings frustratedly. Previous jobs as a waiter had paid well, but regular weekend shifts typical of the restaurant industry made it hard for him as a new believer in Jesus to attend church regularly.

ODB: Made for Community
When my husband, Alan, and I decided to move across the country to Philadelphia to further his education, I didn’t have a job lined up, and we had no idea how we would afford student housing.
