ODB: Time Well Spent

On March 14, 2019, NASA rockets ignited, catapulting astronaut Christina Koch toward the International Space Station.

ODB: The Great Divide

In a classic Peanuts comic strip, Linus’ friend berates him for his belief in the Great Pumpkin.

ODB: A Beautiful Surprise

The plowed ground contained a secret—something hidden. In preparation for their fiftieth wedding anniversary, Lee Wilson had set apart eighty acres of his land to produce perhaps the grandest floral gift his wife had ever seen.

ODB: Pause to Pray

A meteorologist in Mississippi went viral for uttering six simple yet profound words during his weather forecast on March 24, 2023.

ODB: Getting Rid of Baggage

In college, I studied William Shakespeare’s writing for a semester. The class required a giant textbook containing everything Shakespeare had ever written.

ODB: Born Again?

“Born again? What does that mean?” asked the funeral director. “I’ve never heard of that term before.”

ODB: Hope in God

Jeremy didn’t realize what he was getting into when he arrived at the university for his three-year course and asked for the cheapest dorm room available.

ODB: Running from God

Julie and Liz kayaked off the coast of California, scouting for humpback whales. Humpbacks are known for being active near the surface, making them easy to spot.

ODB: Food for the Hungry

For years, the Horn of Africa has suffered from a brutal drought that has devastated crops, killed livestock, and imperiled millions.

ODB: The Holy Spirit Is Present

Making his preflight checks for a flight from Charlotte, North Carolina, to New York City, a flight attendant noticed a passenger visibly anxious and concerned about flying.

ODB: Transformed from the Inside

In the worst UK residential fire since World War II, fire engulfed the twenty-four story Grenfell Tower building in West London, claiming the lives of seventy people.

ODB: Jesus the Branch

Rising among the red mountains of Sedona, Arizona, is the beautiful Chapel of the Holy Cross. Entering the small chapel, I was immediately drawn to an unusual sculpture of Jesus on the cross.

ODB: The Payoff

In 1921, artist Sam Rodia began construction on his Watts Towers. Thirty-three years later, seventeen sculptures rose as high as thirty meters over Los Angeles.

ODB: An Audience of One

As the “voice of the Denver Nuggets,” team chaplain Kyle Speller is most known for his rip-roaring, public address announcing during the championship basketball club’s games.