
ODB: Pray for Them
The movie Sully depicts the heroic landing of a stalled passenger plane on New York’s Hudson River.

ODB: Gifts Repurposed by God
Captain Tim Mullane diligently worked at sinking the SS United States-a massive ocean liner.

ODB: Acts of Devotion
Like all early departures from this life, Joe’s death shocked those who knew him.

ODB: Words from Friends
As I sat in a Bible class at the age of twenty-six, I was baffled. Some of my classmates’ comments were discouraging.

ODB: Comfort Amidst Tears
The call from my mother came around 9 p.m. “It’s about your dad,” she said. “He’s gone.”

ODB: The Warmhearted Church
When I was a child, I gladly accompanied my family to church every Sunday morning and evening.

ODB: The Heart of the Matter
On a teaching trip to Moscow, I decided to take the subway to get lunch.

ODB: Children of God
One of my favorite books of optical illusions always astounds me as the pictures deceive my eyes-like one with two lines of the same length appearing to be different sizes, or the famous “impossible staircase” in which four flights of stairs seem to link in a continuous loop.

ODB: God’s Rescue Plan
When a father learned his five-year-old daughter had fallen overboard from the fourth deck of the cruise ship they were on, he plunged into the ocean forty feet below to rescue her.
