Our Daily Bread

Topic:Dangerous Distractions November 15, 2018 Dangerous Distractions Read: John 13:31–35 Bible in a Year: Ezekiel 1–2; Hebrews 11:1–19 Your love for one another will prove to the world that you are my disciples. John 13:35 nlt Artist Sigismund Goetze shocked Victorian-era England with a painting entitled “Despised and Rejected of Men.” In it, he portrayed the suffering, condemned Jesus surrounded …

Topic:Bound to Encourage November 14, 2018 Bound to Encourage Read: Hebrews 10:19–25 Bible in a Year: Lamentations 3–5; Hebrews 10:19–39 Let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds. Hebrews 10:24 The Steven Thompson Memorial Centipede is a cross-country meet unlike any other. Each seven-member team runs as a unit, holding a rope for …

Topic:Dumb Sheep, Good Shepherd November 13, 2018 Dumb Sheep, Good Shepherd Read: Ezekiel 34:7–16 Bible in a Year: Lamentations 1–2; Hebrews 10:1–18 As a shepherd looks after his scattered flock when he is with them, so will I look after my sheep. Ezekiel 34:12 My friend Chad spent a year as a shepherd in Wyoming. “Sheep are so dumb that …

Topic:Who’s Driving? November 12, 2018 Who’s Driving? Read: Romans 6:1–14 Bible in a Year: Jeremiah 51–52; Hebrews 9 Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit. Galatians 5:25 My neighbor Tim has a figurine on his dashboard of a “wild thing” based on Maurice Sendak’s beloved children’s book Where the Wild Things Are. Not …

Topic:Confident Hope November 11, 2018 Confident Hope Read: Philippians 1:19–26 Bible in a Year: Jeremiah 50; Hebrews 8 For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain. Philippians 1:21 Dr. William Wallace was serving as a missionary surgeon in Wuzhou, China, in the 1940s when Japan attacked China. Wallace, who was in charge of Stout Memorial Hospital …

Topic:His Presence November 10, 2018 His Presence Read: Exodus 3:7–12 Bible in a Year: Jeremiah 48–49; Hebrews 7 My presence will go with you, and I will give you rest. Exodus 33:14 The anxious father and his teenage son sat before the psychic. “How far is your son traveling?” the psychic asked. “To the big city,” the man replied, “and …

Topic:What We Can Do November 9, 2018 What We Can Do Read: Philippians 2:1–11 Bible in a Year: Jeremiah 46–47; Hebrews 6 In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus. Philippians 2:5 Even though confined to his bed, 92-year-old Morrie Boogaart knit hats for the homeless in Michigan. He had reportedly made more than 8,000 …

Topic:Fathers and Sons November 8, 2018 Fathers and Sons Read: Ephesians 4:31–32 Bible in a Year: Jeremiah 43–45; Hebrews 5 He will turn the hearts of fathers to their children and the hearts of children to their fathers. Malachi 4:6 esv My father was a good father, and, in most respects, I was a dutiful son. But I allowed my …

Topic:I’m Sorry November 7, 2018 Read: Colossians 3:12–17 Bible in a Year: Jeremiah 40–42; Hebrews 4 Forgive as the Lord forgave you. Colossians 3:13 In 2005, Collins falsified a report that resulted in McGee being thrown in prison for four years, and McGee vowed to find Collins when he got out and “hurt him.” McGee was eventually exonerated, but not …

Topic:Dad at the Dentist November 6, 2018 Read: Matthew 26:36–39 Bible in a Year: Jeremiah 37–39; Hebrews 3 My Father, if it is possible, may this cup be taken from me. Yet not as I will, but as you will. Matthew 26:39 I didn’t expect a profound lesson about the Father’s heart at the dentist’s office—but I got one. I …