Our Daily Bread

Topic:Only Trust Bible in a Year: Psalms 103–104 1 Corinthians 2 So there was food every day for Elijah and for the woman and her family. 1 Kings 17:8–16 Three hundred children were dressed and seated for breakfast, and a prayer of thanks was offered for the food. But there …

Topic:Rivals or Allies? Bible in a Year: Psalms 100–102 1 Corinthians 1 Be perfectly united in mind and thought. 1 Corinthians 1:10–17 The city of Texarkana sits squarely on the state border between Texas and Arkansas. The city of 70,000 inhabitants has two mayors, two city councils, and two police …

Topi:Refined in the Fire Bible in a Year: Psalms 97–99 Romans 16 These trials will show that your faith is genuine 1 Peter 1:6–9 Twenty-four–karat gold is nearly 100 percent gold with few impurities. But that percentage is difficult to achieve. Refiners most commonly use one of two methods for …

Topic:Big Enough Bible in a Year: Psalms 94–96 Romans 15:14–33 Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these. Luke 18:15–17 My grandson ran to the roller coaster line and stood with his back against the height-requirement …

Topic:Running into Love Bible in a Year: Psalms 91–93 Romans 15:1–13 I have loved you with an everlasting love. Jeremiah 31:1–9 Nora was tiny, but “Bridget”—the belligerent, six-foot-tall woman glowering down at her—didn’t intimidate her. Bridget couldn’t even say why she had stopped at the crisis pregnancy center; she’d already …

Topic:Hope Blossoms Bible in a Year: Psalms 89–90 Romans 14 The desert and the parched land will be glad; the wilderness will rejoice and blossom. Isaiah 35:1–4 In the city of Philadelphia, when weedy vacant lots were cleaned up and brightened with beautiful flowers and trees, nearby residents also brightened …

Topic:A Great Work Bible in a Year: Psalms 87–88 Romans 13 “I am carrying on a great project and cannot go down. Why should the work stop while I leave it and go down to you?” Nehemiah 6:1–4 The security guard found and removed a piece of tape that was …

Topic:Living on Purpose Bible in a Year: Psalms 84–86 Romans 12 Whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God. Romans 12:9–21 “We’re going on vacation!” my wife enthusiastically told our three-year-old grandson Austin as we pulled out of the driveway on the first leg of our trip. …

Topic:Named by God Bible in a Year: Psalms 81–83 Romans 11:19–36 “Don’t call me Naomi,” she told them. “Call me Mara, because the Almighty has made my life very bitter.” Ruth 1:19–22 Riptide. Batgirl. Jumpstart. These are a few names given to counselors at the summer camp our family attends …

Topic:On the Bubble Bible in a Year: Psalms 79–80 Romans 11:1–18 You are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you . . . into his wonderful light. 1 Peter 2:4–10 A news article in …