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ODJ: why didn't He protect us?
Our lives began to fall apart when my daughter took her life,” the woman told me during a break in the conference we were both attending. “And then our second daughter spiralled into depression and started to self-harm. After several months we discovered the reason why: while my husband and I were missionaries in Indonesia, two of our three children had been sexually abused at a mission-run
ODB Animated Video: Blessed Forgetfulness
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ODJ: the Rock
The Christian faith is a singing faith. Knowing that I love to sing hymns, a friend gave me the devotional book 101 Hymn Stories: The Inspiring True Stories Behind 101 Favourite Hymns so I could learn the history of great songs like “Amazing Grace”, “A Mighty Fortress”, “Great Is Thy Faithfulness” and “It Is Well with My Soul”. Already rich in biblical truth, t
ODB: Unstoppable
Under it. Over it. Around it. Through it. Nothing will stop me from doing it.” I often hear people express this kind of attitude when they get an idea or see an opportunity that seems good or profitable. They devote all of their resources to getting it done.As evidence that this way of thinking may be flawed, I call as my witness a donkey—a donkey belonging to a man named Balaam.Balaam was off