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ODJ: actions and adventure


I found the experience remarkably similar to driving in Uganda, where I dodge chickens, goats, cattle, boda-bodas, matatus and pedestrians—all the while going up, down and around crater-sized potholes and other obstacles. So while D-BOX was fun, I wonder why I paid for an experience that I get for free on a daily basis!
It’s true. Our actions reveal God working in and through us, and the

ODJ: know your enemy


A recent pop song contains these lyrics: “Do youknow the enemy? Do you know your enemy?Well, gotta know the enemy.”
Yes, know your enemies, but also know that God wants you to love them. —Tom Felten


ODJ: still in process


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After 18 years of marriage I thought I had a pretty good handle on how to love my husband. Trials, children and the hand of God had significantly affected change in our relationship in countless ways. But gentle promptings from the Lord to pick up a particular book on love continued to interrupt my daily activities. Noticing the book when it first hit the market, I knew it would be a great resou

ODJ: trust & obedience


When I was training as an army officer, I was taught that I could use artillery or air strikes to neutralise enemy forces before the actual engagement of a ground offensive. The objective was to damage the enemy’s fighting capabilities, create fear and demoralise the enemy troops before ground combat began.

› Matthew 25:31-46

ODJ: timely advice

I saw a group interacting with others outside my train station—sharing Scriptures with anyone who would listen. A group member approached and asked me to take a survey. One question referred to Revelation 22:17. She asked, “Who do you think is the ‘bride’?” I said, “The church.” She replied, “Read the text carefully. It’s God, the Mother.”
Matthew 25:1-30 ‹

ODJ: evil


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The problem of evil is the No. 1 reason people give for not believing in God. They assume that a good God would not allow for evil to exist, and an omnipotent God would be able to keep it out, so the existence of evil means God is either not all good or not all powerful. And so they conclude that there is no God.
› Luke 21:25-38

ODJ: indicted or invited?


There are two ways most people tend to read the Bible. One is to read it mostly as an indictment of the human race. In other words, we’re sinful rebels who are determined to find life apart from God.

When you read the Bible, consider yourself invited. —Jeff Olson


ODJ: rescue required


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What do you get when you cross a Frisbee with a life belt? The answer is an invention called a “ResQDisc”. When a rescuer throws it to a drowning person, the light, durable cord inside uncoils, allowing the person to be pulled to safety. The device allows a rescuer to aid someone without jumping into the water himself.

› Matthew 23:1-39

ODJ: true identity


Peter Chiarelli, the second highest ranking American army officer, attended a formal dinner last year. Valerie Jarrett, a presidential adviser, was seated at a table when Chiarelli passed behind her. Chiarelli’s uniform had a stripe down the side of the trousers, almost identical to the waiting staff’s uniform. Seeing only his striped pants, Valerie asked General Chiarelli for a beverage. With