Typography: Isaiah 55:8-9 9-2015
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8 “For my thoughts are not your thoughts,
neither are your…
ODJ: one amazing Saviour
Margaret Felten is one amazing mum. When I was a child, she offered hugs and kisses when I skinned a knee or was feeling sad and confused. Later she showed me what sacrifice and godly wisdom is all about—modelling a Christ-like path for me to follow. In my adult years she stood with my wife, Lynn, and me, praying for us as we faced life’s battles. When I fought a life-threatening ill
ODB: People Power
A man was boarding a train in Perth, Australia, when he slipped and his leg got caught in the gap between the train carriage and the station platform. Dozens of passengers quickly came to his rescue. They used their sheer might to tilt the train away from the platform, and the trapped man was freed! The train service’s spokesman, David Hynes, said in an interview, “Everyone sort of pit
Have Faith, Not Fear!
When I was going through a difficult situation in my life—my family was facing challenging financial circumstances, my parents were separating, and my secondary school final exams were drawing near—I found myself in a state of despair, not knowing where to turn to.
ODJ: disappointment & growth
Roger Bannister was considered the favourite for the 1500m race at the Helsinki Olympics in 1952. He planned to retire if he won gold, but an unusual schedule at the Games affected his chances and he came in fourth. Instead of quitting, however, his disappointment spurred him on to continue competing. Two years later he went on to change sporting history. On 6 May 1954, at the Iffley Road track i
ODB: The Tyranny of the Perfect
Dr. Brian Goldman obsessively tried to be perfect in treating his patients. But on a nationally broadcast show he admitted to mistakes he had made. He revealed that he had treated a woman in the emergency room and then made the decision to discharge her. Later that day a nurse asked him, “Do you remember that patient you sent home? Well, she’s back.” The patient had been readmitt
STRINGING LETTERS TOGETHER
There is so much beauty and depth in words. Each has its own weight, but string them together with painterly strokes and they dance in a new light, bringing another dimension to its meaning.
Life is like a Jenga Set
Life is like a Jenga set. There is a fixed number of time blocks to each day. 24 hours to be exact, 1440 minutes in detail. Nothing more. Nothing less.
ODJ: finding our identity
If you imagine that enemies captured you and forced you to change your diet, your education and your name, which one would hurt the most? Daniel accepted his new name, Belteshazzar, even though it invoked a pagan god. He accepted his new education “in the language and literature of Babylon,” even though it meant he had to study pagan creation myths (Daniel 1:4).But he refused to eat th