Tag: Our Daily Bread

Some mornings when I go online, Facebook shows me “memories”—things I’ve posted on that day in previous years. These memories, such as photos from my brother’s wedding… God, help me to trust You with both the present and the future. Source: Stones of Remembrance | Our Daily Bread https://dzxuyknqkmi1e.cloudfront.net/odb/2018/01/odb-01-09-18.mp3

I blinked back tears as I reviewed my medical bill. Considering my husband’s severe cut in salary after a lengthy unemployment, even paying half of the balance would require years of small mo… Our greatest debt, caused by sin, is erased by our greater God. Source: The Debt Eraser | Our Daily Bread https://dzxuyknqkmi1e.cloudfront.net/odb/2018/01/odb-01-08-18.mp3

Cleopatra, Galileo, Shakespeare, Elvis, Pelé. They are all so well known that they need only one name to be recognized. They have remained prominent in history because of who they were and w… Jesus Christ is not valued at all until He is valued above all. Augustine Source: One Name | Our Daily Bread https://dzxuyknqkmi1e.cloudfront.net/odb/2018/01/odb-01-07-18.mp3

A young married couple had more love than money. As Christmas neared, both struggled to find a gift that would show how much they cared for the other. Finally, on Christmas Eve, Della sold her long… Father in heaven, please help us in this season to learn what it means to give. Source: The Gift…

My father’s dusty, heeled-over, cowboy boots rest on the floor of my study, daily reminders of the kind of man he was.Among other things, he raised and trained cutting horses—equine a… Father God, we want to be just like You. Help us to grow more and more like You each day! Source: Just Like My…

Boston Globe columnist Jeff Jacoby writes of the “uncanny ability of experts to get things hopelessly, cataclysmically wrong.” A quick glance at recent history shows he’s right.&n… Knowing the future is uncertain; knowing the One who holds the future is a sure thing. Source: What Do the Experts Say? | Our Daily Bread https://dzxuyknqkmi1e.cloudfront.net/odb/2018/01/odb-01-04-18.mp3

One of the pleasures of a trip to Europe is visiting the grand cathedrals that dot the landscape. They are breathtakingly beautiful as they soar toward the heavens. The architecture, art, and symbo… God alone is worthy of our worship. Source: Breathtaking Glory | Our Daily Bread https://dzxuyknqkmi1e.cloudfront.net/odb/2018/01/odb-01-03-18.mp3

As I walked past an outside wall of the office building where I work, I was amazed to see a beautiful flower growing up through cracks in the concrete slabs covering the ground. Despite its deprive… This is a day that You have made, Father. Thank You that You’ll be near me in whatever I…

After Christmas festivities conclude at the end of December, my thoughts often turn to the coming year. While my children are out of school and our daily rhythms are slow, I reflect on where the la… Lord, thank You for Your grace and forgiveness and new beginnings. Source: Beginning Again | Our Daily Bread https://dzxuyknqkmi1e.cloudfront.net/odb/2018/01/odb-01-01-18.mp3

As I stepped into the music-filled sanctuary, I looked around at the crowd that had gathered for a New Year’s Eve party. Joy lifted my heart with hope, as I recalled the prayers of the previo… Great is your faithfulness. Lamentations 3:23 Source: Faith-Building Memories | Our Daily Bread https://dzxuyknqkmi1e.cloudfront.net/odb/2017/12/odb-12-31-17.mp3