Our Daily Bread

Topic:Light in the Dark Bible in a Year: Psalms 18–19 Acts 20:17–38 You, Lord, keep my lamp burning; my God turns my darkness into light. Psalm 18:28 A severe thunderstorm passed through our new town, leaving high humidity and dark skies in its wake. I took our dog, Callie, for …

Topic:Treasure the Moments Bible in a Year: Psalms 13–15 Acts 19:21–41 [God] has made everything beautiful in its time. Ecclesiastes 3:11 Su Dongpo (also known as Su Shi) was one of China’s greatest poets and essayists. While in exile and gazing upon a full moon, he wrote a poem to …

Topic:Playing the Fool Bible in a Year: Psalms 10–12 Acts 19:1–20 God opposes the proud but shows favor to the humble. My most humiliating experience ever was the day I addressed the faculty, students, and friends of a seminary on its fifty-year anniversary. I approached the lectern with my manuscript …

Topic:Look Up! Bible in a Year: Psalms 7–9 Acts 18 There will be no night there. Revelation 21:25 When filmmaker Wylie Overstreet showed strangers a live picture of the moon as seen through his powerful telescope, they were stunned at the up-close view, reacting with whispers and awe. To see …

Topic:United in Separation Bible in a Year: Psalms 4–6 Acts 17:16–34 Let’s not have any quarreling between you and me . . . for we are close relatives. Genesis 13:8 Thrown into a project with his colleague Tim, Alvin faced a major challenge: he and Tim had very different ideas …

Topic:Parade of Colors Bible in a Year: Psalms 1–3 Acts 17:1–15 With your blood you purchased for God persons from every tribe and language and people and nation. Revelation 5:9 For decades, London has been one of the most cosmopolitan cities in the world. In 1933, journalist Glyn Roberts wrote …

Topic:Not Taking Advantage Bible in a Year: Job 41–42 Acts 16:22–40 Don’t harm yourself! We are all here! Several inmates were collecting roadside garbage to reduce their jail time when their supervisor, James, collapsed. They rushed to his aid and realized he was having a medical emergency. One inmate borrowed …

Topic:The Foolish Way of New Life Bible in a Year: Job 38–40 Acts 16:1–21 The message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. 1 Corinthians 1:18 Some things just don’t make sense until you …

Topic:A Friend in Failure Bible in a Year: Job 36–37 Acts 15:22–41 Paul did not think it wise to take him, because he had deserted them. Acts 15:38 On November 27, 1939, three treasure hunters accompanied by film crews dug through the asphalt outside of the Hollywood Bowl amphitheater in …

Topic:Prayer Eggs Bible in a Year: Job 34–35 Acts 15:1–21 Though it linger, wait for it; it will certainly come and will not delay. Habakkuk 2:3 Just outside my kitchen window, a robin built her nest under the eaves of our patio roof. I loved watching her tuck grasses into …