
ODB: A Spiritual Dilemma
The average person checks his or her phone 150 times a day. Let that sink in a minute. Something has our attention, and it may not be for our good.

ODB: Our Father’s Treasures
It’s just an old pocketknife, worn and tarnished with time. The blade is chipped and the handle notched, but it was one of my father’s treasures, kept in a box on his dresser until he gave it to me.

ODB: Not Grumbling Against God
As an answer to prayer, unexpected funds from Alex’s insurance had already paid for his dental treatment. Now, another treatment was necessary.

ODB: All Is Forgiven
In one of his short stories, Ernest Hemingway tells a tale about a Spanish father who longs to reunite with his estranged son.

ODB: Triumph of Kindness in Christ
When Jackie Robinson, the first Black player in modern-day Major League Baseball, played at Shibe Park in Philadelphia on May 9, 1947, ten-year-old Doris was in the upper-deck stands with her father.

ODB: Just Right for Jesus
Eric’s childhood challenges included a severe skin rash, difficulties in school, and getting high on alcohol or drugs daily from a very early age.

ODB: Beauty from Infirmity
The artist Degas suffered retina disease for the last fifty years of his life, switching from paint to pastel because the chalk lines were easier to see.

ODB: God Never Loses Us
The US Department of Transportation reported that in 2021, US airlines mishandled two million bags.

ODB: Following God’s Plans
I was unable to focus on a work project because of anxiety; I was afraid that my plans for it wouldn’t succeed. My anxiety came from pride.