
ODB: Grandma’s Last Night
My grandmother had a routine on Saturday nights. Before she went to bed, she laid out all her clothing, including the shoes she planned to wear to church the next morning.

ODB: The Treasure Christ Offers
Michael Sparks walked into a thrift store and bought a souvenir copy of the US Declaration of Independence for $2.48. Later, as he looked closely at his parchment copy, he felt there was something unusual about it.

ODB: Jesus-Our Everything
With the referee’s final gesture, wrestler Kennedy Blades became a 2024 Olympian. She pressed her palms together, lifted her hands and eyes to the heavens, and praised God.

ODB: From Glory to Glory
Living in a coastal town, Valerie loved warm weather, wildlife photography, and being in the water. Above all, she loved watching the sunrise over the ocean.

ODB: Loving Others Through Prayer
“I don’t know where I’d be today if my mom hadn’t prayed for me. I don’t think I’d even be alive,” my friend Rahim related.

ODB: Sleepless?
My friend confided that he hadn’t been sleeping well. His sleeplessness was related to a difficult family situation that had kept him up at night.

ODB: A Grandmother’s Prayers
During a family reunion many years ago, my mother shared some words she’d written. She honored her grandmother, a woman I’d never met but I’d heard her spoken of often.

ODB: Unexpected Interruption
Manuel was late for church and stuck at a red light. As he waited impatiently, his daughter noticed a stranded driver trying to fix a tire.

ODB: Catch the Little Foxes
“It’s the little foxes that spoil the vine,” my grandmother used to say. Then my mom repeated the same thing.