Our Daily Bread

Topic:Forever Love Bible in a Year: 2 Kings 10–12 John 1:29–51 And so we know and rely on the love God has for us. God is love. Psalm 136:1–9 Years ago, my four-year-old son gave me a framed wooden heart mounted on a metal plate with the word forever painted …

Topic:Doubt and Faith Bible in a Year: 2 Kings 7–9 John 1:1–28 The Lord gave and the Lord has taken away; may the name of the Lord be praised. Job 1:20–22; 2:7–10 MingTeck woke up with a severe headache and thought it was another migraine. But when he got out …

Topic:The Man Who Couldn’t Talk Bible in a Year: 2 Kings 4–6 Luke 24:36–53 Great is the Lord and most worthy of praise. Psalm 96 Sitting in his wheelchair at a senior citizens home in Belize, a man joyfully listened as a group of American high school teenagers sang about …

Topic:Impossible Forgiveness Bible in a Year: 1 Kings 21–22 Luke 23:26–56 Father, forgive them. Luke 23:32–43 Liberators found the following prayer crumpled among the remains of the Ravensbruck concentration camp where Nazis exterminated nearly 50,000 women: O Lord, remember not only the men and women of goodwill, but also those …

Topic:Strength for the Journey Bible in a Year: 1 Kings 19–20 Luke 23:1–25 All at once an angel touched him and said, “Get up and eat.” 1 Kings 19:1–9 One summer, I faced what seemed an impossible task—a big writing project with a looming deadline. Having spent day after day …

Topic:Eclipse Bible in a Year: 1 Kings 16–18 Luke 22:47–71 I will restore David’s fallen shelter—I will repair its broken walls and restore its ruins—and will rebuild it as it used to be. Amos 8:9–12; 9:11–12 I was prepared with eye protection, an ideal viewing location, and homemade moon pie …

Topic:Community Memory Bible in a Year: 1 Kings 12–13 Luke 22:1–20 He took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, “This is my body given for you.” Luke 22:14–23 In his book Restless Faith, theologian Richard Mouw talks about the importance of remembering the lessons …

Topic:Free Indeed Bible in a Year: 1 Kings 8–9 Luke 21:1–19 If the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed. John 8:31–36 The film Amistad tells the story of West African slaves in 1839 taking over the boat that was transporting them and killing the captain and some …

Topic:Right Beside You Bible in a Year: 1 Kings 6–7 Luke 20:27–47 The Lord our God is near us whenever we pray to him. Deuteronomy 4:5–8 Each day at a post office in Jerusalem, workers sort through piles of undeliverable letters in an attempt to guide each to its recipient. …

Topic:Let Us Praise! Bible in a Year: 1 Kings 3–5 Luke 20:1–26 May the nations be glad and sing for joy. Psalm 67 When the alarm on Shelley’s phone goes off every day at 3:16 in the afternoon, she takes a praise break. She thanks God and acknowledges His goodness. …