Our Daily Bread

Topic:Borrowed Shoes Bible in a Year: Ezekiel 3–4 Hebrews 11:20–40 Serve one another humbly in love. Galatians 5:13–26 In the chaos of fleeing his home during the California wildfires of 2018, Gabe, a high school senior, missed the state-qualifying cross-country race for which he’d been training. Missing this meet meant …

Topic:No Impossible Obstacles Bible in a Year: Ezekiel 1–2 Hebrews 11:1–19 Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see. Hebrews 11:1–6, 13–16 As an adult leader, I arranged a student field trip to an obstacle course. We instructed students to slip …

Topic:Inside the Fire Bible in a Year: Lamentations 3–5 Hebrews 10:19–39 I see four men walking around in the fire, unbound and unharmed. Daniel 3:12–18 A wildfire in Andilla, Spain, scorched nearly 50,000 acres of woodland. However, in the middle of the devastation, a group of nearly 1,000 bright green …

Topic:When God Speaks Bible in a Year: Lamentations 1–2 Hebrews 10:1–18 So is my word that goes out from my mouth: It will not return to me empty. Isaiah 55:10–13 Lily, a Bible translator, was flying home to her country when she was detained at the airport. Her mobile phone …

Topic:CLAIM YOUR RESTORATION! Acts 3:20–21 …that He may send Jesus Christ, who was preached to you before, whom heaven must receive until the times of restoration of all things… As a believer, you have a right to expect restoration of the things that the devil has stolen from you. It …

Topic:The Long Way Bible in a Year: Jeremiah 51–52 Hebrews 9 God did not lead them on the road through the Philistine country, though that was shorter. Exodus 13:17–18 As his peers were promoted one by one, Benjamin couldn’t help but feel a little envious. “How come you’re not a …

Topic:Returning Home Bible in a Year: Jeremiah 50 Hebrews 8 In distant lands they will remember me . . . and they will return. Zechariah 10:6–12 Walter Dixon had five days to honeymoon before he shipped off to the Korean War. Less than a year later, troops found Dixon’s jacket …

Topic:The Triumph of Forgiveness Bible in a Year: Jeremiah 48–49 Hebrews 7 Blessed is the one whose transgressions are forgiven, whose sins are covered. Psalm 32:1–7 Mack, having struggled with drug abuse and sexual sin, was desperate. Relationships he valued were in disarray, and his conscience was beating him up. …

Topic:Doing Our Role Bible in a Year: Jeremiah 46–47 Hebrews 6 Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace. Hebrews 6:9–12 When two of my grandchildren tried out for the musical Alice in Wonderland Jr., their hearts were set …

Topic:People Forget Bible in a Year: Jeremiah 43–45 Hebrews 5 Remember how the Lord your God led you all the way. Deuteronomy 8:2, 10–18 A woman complained to her pastor that she’d noticed a lot of repetition in his sermons. “Why do you do that?” she queried. The preacher replied, …