
ODB: God Provides
My dear friend Sally wanted to give a birthday party for one of her friends. She knew her friend had been experiencing a tough time, and Sally desired to help lift her spirits.

ODB: Recognizing Jesus
When Carlotta was young, she thought her mother had a remarkable gift for recognizing other people.

ODB: Distance ’Til Empty
My tired minivan has a digital readout with initials DTE: Distance ’Til Empty. It gives me a precise mileage countdown.

ODB: Daring Selection
As Franco Zeffirelli prepared to film his critically acclaimed version of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, he made a daring decision.

ODB: Unfounded Fears
“I love you. I’ll never leave you.” Julia saved her husband’s text message so she could read it whenever she was afraid.

ODB: Aristotle at the Table
Aristotle said that no one can be friends with a god. Why? Because friendship requires equality, and what god would step down from their heavenly status to become equal with lowly human beings?

ODB: Caring for the Oppressed
Josephine Butler, a prominent minister’s wife, found herself campaigning for the rights of women accused (often unjustly) of being “ladies of the night,” those seen in society as the “least desirables.”

ODB: Walking in Christ’s Light
Tim’s hotel room seemed extra dark at night. What if he got up at night and slipped and fell because he couldn’t see?

ODB: Loving Our Neighbors
After a late summer thunderstorm ripped through our city, we had to deal with tree damage to our house, plus a major cleanup of our leaf-and-branch-strewn yard.
