Our Daily Bread

Topic:Living Out Loud July 2, 2018 Read: 1 Peter 3:8–16 | Bible in a Year: Job 22–24; Acts 11 In your hearts revere Christ as Lord. 1 Peter 3:15 While staying at a hotel in Austin, Texas, I noticed a card lying on the desk in my room. It said: Welcome Our prayer is that your stay here will be …

Topic:Light of the World June 30, 2018 Read: Revelation 3:14–22 | Bible in a Year: Job 17–19; Acts 10:1–23 Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in. Revelation 3:20 One of my favorite pieces of art hangs in the Keble College chapel in Oxford, England. …

Topic:Pictures of Love June 29, 2018 Read: 2 John 1:1–6 | Bible in a Year: Job 14–16; Acts 9:22–43 I am not writing you a new command but one we have had from the beginning. I ask that we love one another. 2 John 1:5 My children and I have started a new daily practice. Every night at bedtime, we …

Topic:Ring in a Dumpster June 28, 2018 Read: Matthew 13:44–46 | Bible in a Year: Job 11–13; Acts 9:1–21 Seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. Matthew 7:7 In college, I woke up one morning to find Carol, my roommate, in a panic. Her signet ring was missing. We searched everywhere. The next …

Topic:Unlocked June 27, 2018 Read: Colossians 1:13–23 | Bible in a Year: Job 8–10; Acts 8:26–40 Once you were alienated from God . . . . But now he has reconciled you. Colossians 1:21–22 A boy born with cerebral palsy was unable to speak or communicate. But his mother, Chantal Bryan, never gave up, and when he was ten years …

Topic:Set Free June 26, 2018 Read: Romans 8:1–2, 15–17 | Bible in a Year: Job 5–7; Acts 8:1–25 Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. Romans 8:1 When I was a boy in the village, something about chickens fascinated me. Whenever I caught one, I held it down for a few moments and then …

Topic:Saying Grace June 25, 2018 Read: Colossians 3:12–17 | Bible in a Year: Job 3–4; Acts 7:44–60 Whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him. Colossians 3:17 For many years, I’ve enjoyed the writings of British author G. K. Chesterton. His humor …

Topic:A Friend’s Comfort June 24, 2018 Read: Job 2:7–13 | Bible in a Year: Job 1–2; Acts 7:22–43 No one said a word to him, because they saw how great his suffering was. Job 2:13 I read about a mom who was surprised to see her daughter muddy from the waist down when she walked in the door after school. …

Topic:Belonging June 23, 2018 Read: Isaiah 44:1–5 | Bible in a Year: Esther 9–10; Acts 7:1–21 The Lord who made you and helps you says: “Do not be afraid . . . my chosen one.” Isaiah 44:2 nlt I’d been out late the night before, just as I was every Saturday night. Just twenty years old, I was running from …

Topic:Fellowship with Jesus June 22, 2018 Read: Philippians 3:7–14 | Bible in a Year: Esther 6–8; Acts 6 I consider everything a loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. Philippians 3:8 I’ll never forget the time I had the privilege of sitting next to Billy Graham at a dinner. I was honored but also somewhat …