ODJ: the stings of life
A 71 year old woman was outside her home when a swarm of killer (Africanised) bees began stinging her. Neighbours called firefighters who rushed to the rescue—only to find the woman covered in a “suit of bees”.
ODB: Extraordinary Showers
What do fish, tadpoles, and spiders have in common? They have all fallen from the sky like rain in various parts of the world. Fish fell on the Australian town of Lajamanu.
ODJ: love and knowledge
An old legend about the Titanic goes like this: a woman boarding the ship nervously asked a deckhand if the Titanic was truly unsinkable, to which he replied, “God Himself could not sink this ship.”
ODB: Where Can I Help?
Last winter our city was hit by an ice storm. Hundreds of ice-heavy tree limbs cut into power lines, leaving thousands of homes and businesses without electrical power for days.
ODJ: crushed
The other day I read two passages in Deuteronomy and Numbers with similar messages. They caused me to recognise more deeply the consequences of disobeying God and failing to heed His warnings.
ODB: Mistakes Made Beautiful
Early in his career, jazz player Herbie Hancock was invited to play in the quintet of Miles Davis, already a musical legend. In an interview, Hancock admitted being nervous but described it as a wonderful experience because Davis was so nurturing.
Should we start thinking about the end?
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If you’re a drama buff, you would probably agree with me that a good finale is just as important, if not more important that the rest of the drama plotline.
ODJ: no regrets
Sociologists at one university recently completed a study on regret. In it, they examined whether people felt more regret over what they had done or what they had failed to do.
ODB: Assembly Required
When our daughter and her fiancé began receiving wedding presents, it was a happy time. One gift they received was a bench cabinet that had to be assembled—and I volunteered for the task because they already had so much to do to prepare for the wedding.