Tag: Our Daily Bread

My coworker Tom keeps an 8” by 12” glass cross on his desk. His friend Phil, who like Tom is a cancer survivor, gave it to him to help him look at everything “through the cross.&r… Look at everything through the cross. Source: Through the Cross | Our Daily Bread https://odb.org/wp-content/themes/odbm-base/assets/download.php?file=https://dzxuyknqkmi1e.cloudfront.net/odb/2018/07/odb-07-19-18.mp3

One of the tellers at my bank has a photograph of a Shelby Cobra roadster on his window. (The Cobra is a high–performance automobile built by the Ford Motor Company.)One day, while transact… There is a longing in every heart that only Jesus can satisfy. Source: What’s Your Passion? | Our Daily Bread https://odb.org/wp-content/themes/odbm-base/assets/download.php?file=https://dzxuyknqkmi1e.cloudfront.net/odb/2018/07/odb-07-18-18.mp3

“I just can’t do it!” lamented the dejected student. On the page he could see only small print, difficult ideas, and an unforgiving deadline. He needed the help of his teacher.&… Through the Son we can enjoy life in God’s kingdom. Source: I Just Can’t Do It | Our Daily Bread https://odb.org/wp-content/themes/odbm-base/assets/download.php?file=https://dzxuyknqkmi1e.cloudfront.net/odb/2018/07/odb-07-17-18.mp3

When a person without a long history of paying his or her bills on time wants to obtain a loan to purchase a home or car, lenders are often reluctant to take the financial risk. Without a track rec… God’s promises are sure. Source: No Co-Signer Required | Our Daily Bread https://dzxuyknqkmi1e.cloudfront.net/odb/2018/07/odb-07-16-18.mp3

When I was packing up to go home to London, my mother approached me with a gift—one of her rings I had long admired. Surprised, I asked, “What’s this for?” She replied, &ldq… Source: The Best Gift | Our Daily Bread https://dzxuyknqkmi1e.cloudfront.net/odb/2018/07/odb-07-15-18.mp3

I was guest-speaking in a local church and my topic was an honest story about presenting our brokenness before God and receiving the healing He wants to give. Before closing in prayer, the pastor s… Source: Hiding Our Hurts | Our Daily Bread https://dzxuyknqkmi1e.cloudfront.net/odb/2018/07/odb-07-14-18.mp3

Did God know about me as I drove at night on a 100-mile journey to my village? Given the condition I was in, the answer was not simple. My temperature ran high and my head ached. I prayed, “L… Source: He Knows Us | Our Daily Bread https://dzxuyknqkmi1e.cloudfront.net/odb/2018/07/odb-07-13-18.mp3

Are you a worrier? I am. I wrestle with anxiety almost daily. I worry about big things. I worry about small things. Sometimes, it seems like I worry about everything. Once in my teens, I called the… Source: An Anchor When We’re Afraid | Our Daily Bread https://dzxuyknqkmi1e.cloudfront.net/odb/2018/07/odb-07-12-18.mp3

When my husband and I moved to Seattle to be near his sister, we didn’t know where we would live or work. A local church helped us find a place: a rental house with many bedrooms. We could li… Source: Strangers Welcome Strangers | Our Daily Bread https://dzxuyknqkmi1e.cloudfront.net/odb/2018/07/odb-07-11-18.mp3

“When you go to the deep sea, every time you take a sample, you’ll find a new species,” says marine biologist Ward Appeltans. In one recent year, scientists identified 1,451 new t… Source: God of the Depths | Our Daily Bread https://dzxuyknqkmi1e.cloudfront.net/odb/2018/07/odb-07-10-18.mp3