Our Daily Bread

Topic:The Ultimate Wave Bible in a Year: Psalms 126–128 1 Corinthians 10:19–33 The gospel is bearing fruit and growing. Colossians 1:1–8 People love doing “the wave.” At sporting events and concerts around the world, it begins when a few people stand and raise their hands. A moment later, those seated beside them do the same. The goal is to have …

Topic:God Our Rescuer Bible in a Year: Psalms 123–125 1 Corinthians 10:1–18 I will rescue them from all the places where they were scattered. Ezekiel 34:5–12 In the open sea, a rescuer positioned her kayak to assist panicked swimmers competing in a triathlon. “Don’t grab the middle of the boat!” she called to swimmers, knowing such a move would capsize …

Topic:Rescue the Weak Bible in a Year: Psalms 120–122 1 Corinthians 9 Rescue the weak and the needy; deliver them from the hand of the wicked. Psalm 82:3–4 Which would you choose—a skiing holiday in Switzerland or rescuing children from danger in Prague? Nicholas Winton, just an ordinary man, chose the latter. In 1938, war between Czechoslovakia and Germany seemed …

Topic:Spiritual Driving Bible in a Year: Psalm 119:89–176 1 Corinthians 8 Be very careful, then, how you live—not as unwise but as wise, making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil. Ephesians 5:8–20 I don’t remember many specifics about my driver’s education class. But for some reason, an acronym we learned, S-I-P-D-E, remains firmly lodged in my …

Topic:Wonderful Reward Bible in a Year: Psalm 119:1–88 1 Corinthians 7:20–40 Open my eyes that I may see wonderful things in your law. Psalm 119:17–24 Donelan, a teacher, had always been a reader, but one day it literally paid off. She was planning a trip and reviewing her lengthy travel insurance policy when on page seven she discovered a wonderful …

Topic:How Did I Get Here? Bible in a Year: Psalms 116–118 1 Corinthians 7:1–19 Shall we accept good from God, and not trouble? Job 2:1–10 Tiffani awoke in the pitch-black darkness of an Air Canada jet. Still wearing her seat belt, she’d slept while the other passengers exited and the plane was parked. Why didn’t anyone wake her? How did …

Topic:No Fishing Allowed Bible in a Year: Psalms 113–115 1 Corinthians 6 [God will] hurl all our iniquities into the depths of the sea. Psalm 130 Holocaust survivor Corrie ten Boom knew the importance of forgiveness. In her book Tramp for the Lord, she says her favorite mental picture was of forgiven sins thrown into the sea. “When we confess …

Topic:Faithful Until the Harvest Bible in a Year: Psalms 110–112 1 Corinthians 5 Let us not become weary in doing good. Galatians 6:7–10 A woman I know planned an event at a local park and invited all the neighborhood children to participate. She was excited about the opportunity to share her faith with her neighbors. She recruited her three grandchildren …

Topic:Bright Spots in Bleak Places Bible in a Year: Psalms 107–109 1 Corinthians 4 You, Lord, are forgiving and good, abounding in love to all who call to you. Psalm 86:1–13 When my husband and I were exploring a small, rugged corner of the state of Wyoming, I spied a sunflower in a rocky, dry place where sagebrush, nettles, prickly …

Topic:Working with God Bible in a Year: Psalms 105–106 1 Corinthians 3 We are co-workers in God’s service; you are God’s field, God’s building. 1 Corinthians 3:1–9 During his 1962 visit to Mexico, Bill Ashe helped fix windmill hand pumps at an orphanage. Fifteen years later, inspired by a deep desire to serve God by helping provide clean water to …