ODB: Crumbs of Time
A friend was coming to town. He is a very busy man and his schedule was tight, but after a difficult day in important meetings, he managed to see my family for half an hour for a quick and late dinner. We enjoyed his visit, but I remember looking at my plate and thinking, “We only got the crumbs of his time.”Then I remembered how many times God gets the crumbs of my time—sometime
When God Didn’t Heal Me
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For the past few days, I had been down with a bout of flu. Fortunately, I was cured after taking some medication. I thank God for healing me; I believe that divine healing can take place through medicine.
Typography : James 1:2-4 11-2015
“Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you…
ODJ: good ideas aren’t enough
My local church is always looking for ways to reach the young people in our community. Some of the ways we’ve considered have included having a toddler group for teenage mothers, hosting a barbecue for the local youth, opening up our church building as a youth drop-in centre and even helping out with a multi-church mobile youth club bus.All of these ideas sounded great at the time. We belie
ODB: Gentle Lights
Wang Xiaoying (pronounced Shao-ying) lives in a rural area of China’s Yunnan province. Due to health problems, her husband couldn’t find work in the fields, causing hardship for the family. Her mother-in-law attributed the trouble to Xiaoying’s faith in God. So she mistreated Xiaoying and urged her to go back to the traditional religion of her ancestors.But because Xiaoying&rsquo
If God is good, why is there so much evil and suffering?
This must be one of the most perplexing questions Christians face. The problem of evil and suffering is a thorny issue that has caused some to fall away from their faith, prevented others from coming to God, or discouraged some from growing deeper in their walk with Him.
ODJ: staying in step with God
The other day our 8 year old son asked why we no longer put him in the time-out corner. I said it was because that form of discipline no longer worked well. As the twins have got older, we’ve had to find new ways to reward and discipline them. Whatever worked when they were 4 years old is no longer effective.God continued to work with the people of Israel by giving Moses specific instruction
ODB: Charity Island
Charity Island is the largest island in Saginaw Bay in the Michigan waters of Lake Huron. For many years the island has provided a lighthouse for navigational aid and a safe harbor for those sailing these waters. The island received its name because sailors believed it was there “through the charity of God.”Sometimes in life we have to navigate through seas of troubling circumstances.