ODB: Remembering to Forget

Author Richard Mouw tells of a Black theologian from South Africa who struggled with dark memories of life under apartheid.

ODB: Living for Jesus

In 2023, Kenyan police intervened to end what’s being called the “Shakahola Massacre”—in which hundreds died after following a cult leader’s directions to starve themselves to meet Jesus.

ODB: Lavish Love

Todd invited his younger brother Alex, a recent college graduate, to come live with him in the house he’d built.

ODB: Divine Restoration

My heart sank. My mind started to swirl. A friend who’d been helping set up my new laptop accidentally deleted all the photos and videos I’d transferred to it.

ODB: Belle’s Belief

Belle wanted nothing to do with her parents’ faith in Jesus. In college, she proclaimed herself an agnostic and sought to live without God.

ODB: It Takes Humility

My cousins, who lived only two miles away when we were growing up, weren’t allowed to interact with my family.

ODB: God’s Eternally Beloved

One of the most dramatic and mysterious love letters of all time was penned by composer Ludwig van Beethoven and was only discovered after his death in 1827.

ODB: Be Careful!

After years of struggle and crying out in prayer, Frank quit drinking. He attributes his continued sobriety to God’s work in his life.

ODB: A Nonanxious Presence

In his 1985 book Generation to Generation, family therapist and Rabbi Edwin Friedman introduced the phrase “a nonanxious presence.”