Our Daily Bread

Topic:The Reality of God Bible in a Year: Leviticus 25 Mark 1:23–45 The Lord opened the servant’s eyes, and he [saw] chariots of fire all around Elisha. 2 Kings 6:17 In C. S. Lewis’ The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, all of Narnia is thrilled …

Topic:Unimaginable Bible in a Year: Leviticus 23–24 Mark 1:1–22 Though I walk through the darkest valley, I will fear no evil, for you are with me. Psalm 23:4 Bart Millard penned a megahit in 2001 when he wrote, “I Can Only Imagine.” The song pictures how amazing it will be …

Topic:Ever-Present Presence Bible in a Year: Leviticus 21–22 Matthew 28 Surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age. Matthew 28:20 During the 2018 World Cup, Colombian forward Radamel Falcao scored in the seventieth minute against Poland, securing a victory. The dramatic goal was Falcao’s thirtieth …

Topic:Divided in Love Bible in a Year: Leviticus 19–20 Matthew 27:51–66 Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love. Ephesians 4:2 When public debate erupted over a controversial Singapore law, it divided believers with differing views. Some called others “narrow-minded” or accused them of compromising …

Topic:The Mouse That Roared Bible in a Year: Leviticus 17–18 Matthew 27:27–50 The one who is in [us] is greater than the one who is in the world. 1 John 4:4 Several years ago my sons and I spent a few days camping in the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness in Northern Idaho. …

Topic:When Life Is Hard Bible in a Year: Leviticus 15–16 Matthew 27:1–26 I say to the Lord, “You are my Lord; apart from you I have no good thing.” Psalm 16:2 Physically, mentally, and emotionally exhausted, I curled up in my recliner. Our family had followed God’s leading and had …

Topic:The Miracle of White Snow Bible in a Year: Leviticus 13 Matthew 26:26–50 Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow. Isaiah 1:18 In the seventeenth century, Sir Isaac Newton used a prism to study how light helps us see different colors. He found that …

Topic:The Miracle of White Snow Bible in a Year: Leviticus 13 Matthew 26:26–50 Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow. Isaiah 1:18 In the seventeenth century, Sir Isaac Newton used a prism to study how light helps us see different colors. He found that …

Topic:Nearby Neighbors Bible in a Year: Leviticus 11–12 Matthew 26:1–25 Better a neighbor nearby than a relative far away. Proverbs 27:10 Our neighborhood, like many others, uses a website to help neighbors connect immediately with those surrounding them. In my community, members warn one another of mountain lion sightings and …

Topic:In It Together Bible in a Year: Leviticus 8–10 Matthew 25:31–46 Rejoice with those who rejoice; mourn with those who mourn. Romans 12:15 During a two-month period in 1994, as many as one million Tutsis were slain in Rwanda by Hutu tribe members bent on killing their fellow countrymen. In …