Our Daily Bread

Topic:A Hundred Years from Now Bible in a Year: Genesis 20–22 Matthew 6:19–34 I know that my redeemer lives, and that in the end he will stand on the earth. Job 19:25 “I just want people to remember me a hundred years from now,” said screenwriter Rod Serling in 1975. …

Topic:Secret Delivery Bible in a Year: Genesis 18–19 Matthew 6:1–18 When you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing. Matthew 6:3 A clear, glass vase with bell-shaped lilies of the valley, pink tulips, and yellow daffodils greeted Kim at her …

Topic:Mysterious Helpers Bible in a Year: Genesis 16–17 Matthew 5:27–48 Do not forget to show hospitality to strangers, for by so doing some people have shown hospitality to angels without knowing it. Hebrews 13:2 Louise suffers from muscular dystrophy. While trying to exit a train station one day, she found …

Topic:Shining the Light Bible in a Year: Genesis 13–15 Matthew 5:1–26 You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden. Matthew 5:14 Stephen told his parents that he needed to get to school early every day, but for some reason he never explained …

Topic:Perfectly Placed Bible in a Year:Genesis 10–12,Matthew 4 Where were you when I laid the earth’s foundation? Job 38:4 Scientists know our planet is precisely the right distance from the sun to benefit from its heat. A little closer and all the water would evaporate, as on Venus. Only a …

Topic:God Waited Bible in a Year: Genesis 7–9 Matthew 3 The Lord longs to be gracious to you. Isaiah 30:18 When Denise Levertov was just twelve, long before she became a renowned poet, she had the gumption to mail a package of poetry to the great poet T. S. Eliot. …

Topic:Good for You Bible in a Year: Genesis 4–6 Matthew 2 Wisdom is like honey for you: If you find it, there is a future hope. Proverbs 24:14 People the world over spent an estimated $98.2 billion on chocolate in 2016. The number is staggering, yet at the same time …

Topic:Prompted to Pray Bible in a Year: Genesis 1–3 Matthew 1 I constantly remember you in my prayers. 2 Timothy 1:3 “Several years ago I was prompted to pray for you often, and I wonder why.” That text message from an old friend came with a photo of a note …

Topic:Beautiful Fruit Bible in a Year: Malachi 1–4 Revelation 22 The seed is the word of God. Luke 8:11 “Kids should be able to throw a seed anywhere they want [in the garden] and see what pops up,” suggests Rebecca Lemos-Otero, founder of City Blossoms. While this is not a …

Topic:Never Forgotten Bible in a Year: Zechariah 5–8 Revelation 19 I will not forget you! Isaiah 49:15 Egged on by my children to prove I’d endured years mastering the basics of piano, I sat down and started playing the C Major scale. Having played very little piano in nearly two …