ODB: God’s Perfect Specifications

After a company couldn’t meet the specifications for ink pens used in some US government offices in the 1960s, the General Services Administration asked National Industries for the Blind (NIB) to make 70 million pens—despite NIB having never made pens before.

ODB: Follow God’s Way

Ken avoided the migrant workers in his building. Their habits and way of life, so different from his, annoyed him.

ODB: Prayer in Disguise

After the horrors of Auschwitz, Elie Wiesel lost his faith. “Where were you, God of kindness?” he asked, recalling the evil he and others suffered.

ODB: In God’s Line of Sight

Trina received a free ticket to a sold-out event and tucked it into her Bible. Later, her son saw her frantically searching through the pantry.

ODB: Yielded and Still

Not much is known about Adelaide Pollard, and that’s sort of the point. She was a humble servant of God who wanted no recognition for herself.

ODB: Restoration Efforts

In April 2019, a fire broke out in Notre-Dame de Paris—the city’s famed medieval cathedral—destroying the spire and a “forest” of oak beams supporting the lead roof.

ODB: Serving Like Christ

As I visited a patient in the hospital, I was struck by the actions of a young doctor standing with a team of other inexperienced physicians.

ODB: Rivers to Cross

When Chris McCandless wandered off the grid and into the Alaskan wilderness, he expected to return.

ODB: Staying in Step

Lillian Colón, who grew up in an orphanage, beat out four hundred dancers to win a coveted spot on a world-renowned dance team.