
ODB: Loving Children as God Does
All summer long, the children in the house behind ours spend hours swinging on their swing set.

ODB: Plague of Lies
“What a cruel act to be untruthful,” Daniel Ladinsky once wrote in a poem that contrasts relationships built on trust with those damaged by lies.

ODB: Wounds That Build and Heal
According to research, Gen Z can detect a false compliment from a mile away. While the intention might be kindness, the members of that generation value something deeper: genuine respect and honesty.

ODB: Living Out God’s Love
Branden’s father was dying of cancer in his fifties. Wanting to help, Branden talked his parents into moving in with him so he could assist them,

ODB: One Worthy of Worship
One April afternoon, millions gathered along a mapped arc across Mexico and the United States to witness a rare total solar eclipse.

ODB: Jesus’ Witness
I’ve heard it said, “We can’t make our children believe. We can only give our children reason to believe what we believe.”

ODB: Precious Parting Words
My friend José was in hospice care. He’d been alert and talkative during my prior visit but a week later was now frail and speechless.

ODB: What My Rental Car Taught Me
I recently traveled to Los Angeles and had to rent a car. Soon, I was driving through narrow downtown lanes, full of traffic and people.

ODB: Hope in God
Because of his father’s alcoholism and mistreatment of his mother, Pablo left home when he was a teenager.
