ODB_220524

ODB: Keeping Our Spiritual Edge

The Rocky movies tell the story of a raw boxer, fueled by never-say-die determination, who overcomes improbable odds to become heavyweight champion.
Read more
ODB_210524

ODB: Extending Christ’s Kindness

Kindness or revenge? Isaiah had just been hit in the head by a wild pitch during a Little League regional championship baseball game.
Read more
ODB_200524

ODB: God in the Past and Present

It had been years since we left the Oregon town where we raised our family.
Read more
ODB_190524

ODB: Making God Known

A love for God and for people undergirds Kathryn’s Bible translating work.
Read more
ODB_180524

ODB: Called and Equipped by God

“Your job for the international book expo,” my boss informed me, “is to organize an onsite radio broadcast.” I felt fear because this was new territory for me.
Read more
ODB_170524

ODB: A Change of Venue

My friend Joann passed away from a stroke just as the coronavirus began to spread in 2020.
Read more
ODB_160524

ODB: God’s Handiwork

On July 12, 2022, scientists awaited the first images of deepest space from the new James Webb Space Telescope.
Read more
ODB_150524

ODB: Lies and Truth

Adolf Hitler believed big lies were more powerful than small ones, and, tragically, he tested his theory successfully.
Read more
ODB_140524

ODB: Joy and Wisdom

Sweetly fragrant cherry tree blossoms flood Japan with exquisite pale and vibrant pinks every spring, delighting the senses of residents and tourists alike.
Read more
ODB_130524

ODB: A Solitary Voice

After the Paris Peace Conference that concluded World War I, French Marshall Ferdinand Foch bitterly observed, “This is not peace. It is an armistice for twenty years.”
Read more
ODB_120524

ODB: Leaving a Spiritual Legacy

As teens, my sister and I didn’t understand my mom’s decision to receive Jesus as her Savior, but we couldn’t deny the changes we saw in her.
Read more
ODB_110524

ODB: Staying the Course in Christ

As Gandalf the Grey confronted Saruman the White, it became clear that the latter had turned from what he was supposed to be doing—helping to protect Middle-earth from the power of the evil being Sauron.
Read more
ODB_100524

ODB: Trying to Save Ourselves

Many years ago, New York City launched a “Stay Safe. Stay Put” ad campaign to educate people on how to stay calm and be safe when trapped in an elevator.
Read more
ODB_090524

ODB: Blooming Deserts

A century ago, lush forest covered roughly 40 percent of Ethiopia, but today it’s around 4 percent.
Read more