Tag: Our Daily Bread

  • Dad at the Dentist | Our Daily Bread

    Dad at the Dentist | Our Daily Bread

    I didn’t expect a profound lesson about the Father’s heart at the dentist’s office—but I got one. I was there with my ten-year-old son. He had an adult tooth coming in under… Source: Dad at the Dentist | Our Daily Bread

  • Wisdom’s Source | Our Daily Bread

    Wisdom’s Source | Our Daily Bread

    A man filed a lawsuit against a woman, claiming she had his dog. In court, the woman said her dog couldn’t be his dog because she had purchased the five-year-old canine on the street. Althoug… Source: Wisdom’s Source | Our Daily Bread

  • Still the King

    Still the King

    One news report called it “the single deadliest day for Christians in decades.” The pair of attacks on Sunday worshipers in April 2017 defies our understanding. We simply don’t ha… Source: Still the King

  • See Your City

    See Your City

    “See our city the way we do.” A Detroit, Michigan, urban development group used that slogan to launch its vision for the city’s future. But the project came to a sudden stop when … Source: See Your City

  • Catching Foxes

    Catching Foxes

    While talking on the phone with a friend who lives by the seaside, I expressed delight at hearing sea gulls squawking. “Vile creatures,” she responded, for to her they are a daily menac… Source: Catching Foxes

  • Compassion Fatigue | Our Daily Bread

    Compassion Fatigue | Our Daily Bread

    Anne Frank is well known for her diary describing her family’s years of hiding during World War II. When she was later imprisoned in a Nazi death camp, those with her said “her tears [f… Source: Compassion Fatigue | Our Daily Bread

  • Hope in the Darkness

    Hope in the Darkness

    According to legend, Qu Yuan was a wise and patriotic Chinese government official who lived during the time known as the Warring States period (475–246 bc). It has been said that he tried rep… Source: Hope in the Darkness

  • Agreeing to Disagree

    Agreeing to Disagree

    I remember hearing my dad talk about how difficult it was to walk away from unending arguments over differing interpretations of the Bible. By contrast he recalled how good it was when both sides a… Source: Agreeing to Disagree

  • Getting a Grip on Gratitude

    Getting a Grip on Gratitude

    The years of weariness caused by chronic pain and frustrations with my limited mobility had finally caught up with me. In my discontent, I became demanding and ungrateful. I began complaining about… Source: Getting a Grip on Gratitude

  • Your Way, Not Mine | Our Daily Bread

    Your Way, Not Mine | Our Daily Bread

    Kamil and Joelle were devastated when their eight-year-old daughter Rima was diagnosed with a rare form of leukemia. The disease led to meningitis and a stroke, and Rima lapsed into a coma. The hos… Source: Your Way, Not Mine | Our Daily Bread