ODB: United at Last
In 1960, Otto Preminger provoked controversy with his movie Exodus. Based on Leon Uris’ novel, it provides a fictional account of Jewish refugees emigrating to Palestine after World War II.
ODB: Step Out in Faith
The guest speaker spoke on the wisdom of trusting God and “stepping into the river.” He told of a pastor who trusted God and chose to speak the truths of the Bible in a sermon despite the new law of his land.
ODB: Speaking Truthfully in Christ
A man was adept at beating his personal traffic tickets by lying. When he appeared before various judges in court, he would tell the same tale: “I broke up with my girlfriend and she took my car without my knowledge.”
ODB: Grace Now
We hurried to a fast-food restaurant to have lunch together on my friend Jerrie’s short work break. Arriving at the door about the same time, six young men got inside just in front of us.
ODB: Excelsior!
Sometimes surprisingly spiritual messages turn up in unexpected places, like in a comic book, for example.
ODB: God Hears Us
The first grader called the number for emergency dispatch. The 9-1-1 operator answered. “I need help,” said the boy. “I have to do take-aways.”
ODB: Humbly Asking for Help
As our party approached, my wife and I started planning. With many people coming, should we pay a caterer to cook?
ODB: When Believing Is Seeing
“I can’t believe what I’m seeing!” My wife, Cari, called me to the window and pointed out an adult doe in the woods just outside our fence, bounding from one end of our yard to the other.
ODB: Wise Caring
The sight was heartbreaking. A pod of fifty-five pilot whales had stranded themselves on a Scottish beach.
ODB: What’s in Your Hand?
A few years after I received salvation and dedicated my life to God, I felt Him directing me to lay down my journalism career.
ODB: God of Justice
As a teenager, Ryan lost his mom to cancer. He found himself homeless and soon dropped out of school. He felt hopeless and often went hungry.
ODB: Worth the Wait
Talk about a layover. Phil Stringer waited eighteen hours to board a flight that was delayed due to thunderstorms. His patience and perseverance paid off, however.
ODB: Look More like Jesus
God designed the great gray owl as a master of camouflage. Its silver-gray feathers have a collective pattern of coloring which allows it to blend into the bark when perched in trees.
ODB: Desert Places
When I was a young believer, I thought “mountaintop” experiences were where I would meet Jesus. But those highs rarely lasted or led to growth.