
ODB: Unforgettable Lessons
Corey Brooks—“The Rooftop Pastor”—spent 343 days living on the rooftop of his church on Chicago’s south side to inspire community transformation.

ODB: Being the Church
On a sunny afternoon, I drew with sidewalk chalk with the Sudanese family next door.

ODB: Hospitable Generosity
A few years ago, our church hosted refugees fleeing their country because of a change in their political leadership.

ODB: Pray What’s on Your Heart
Brenda and Eddie got in the car and began their Thursday evening ritual. “Where would you like to eat?” “Oh, Eddie, I don’t care, anywhere is fine, really.”

ODB: God Sees Me
When Sun’s husband had a stroke, her life took a dramatic turn. She found herself having to assist her husband with the activities of daily living and cope with his emotional outbursts.

ODB: Walking with God
It was Tuesday at the gym, so the people walking around the track were supposed to go clockwise.

ODB: Believing More Than We See
In the late nineteenth century, few people had access to the great sequoia groves in the United States, and many didn’t believe the reports of the massive trees.

ODB: Growth Through Pain
The brain is remarkably small, but stress can make it even smaller.

ODB: Positive Graffiti
As a young man, journalist Sebastian Junger traveled the United States and wrote about it.
