ODB: God’s Wheelchair

ODB: God’s Wheelchair

Jean Driscoll is a remarkable athlete. She has won the Boston Marathon eight times. She has also participated in four Paralympic Games and won five gold medals. Born with spina bifida, Jean competes in a wheelchair.One of Driscoll’s favorite Bible verses is Daniel 7:9, “The Ancient of Days was seated . . . . His [...]

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The Final Goal: Trust And Sadness

The Final Goal: Trust And Sadness

Read: 2 Corinthians 1:3-7 Laughter can conceal a heavy heart, but when the laughter ends, the grief remains. – Proverbs 14:13 In early 1994, when our family found out that the US football team would be playing in my home state of Michigan in the World Cup, we knew we had to go. What a [...]

ODJ: the embrace of God

ODJ: the embrace of God

June 30, 2010 Jesus replied, “All who love Me will do what I say. My Father will love them, and We will come and make Our home with each of them” (v.23).  READ: John 14:15-26 Adrian Edwards was separated from his parents as
 a toddler, passed along from institution to foster 
 home, and introduced to [...]

Why The World Cup Doesn’t Interest Me

Why The World Cup Doesn’t Interest Me

By Rachel Ang, 21, Singapore I have never been interested in soccer. It is not a sign of femininity, of that I am sure. A number of my girl friends have posters of players in their rooms, and they actually keep up with the scores of the teams in this year’s World Cup. Me? I [...]

ODB: rescued

ODB: rescued

June 30, 2010 READ: Colossians 1:12-22 He has delivered us from the power of darkness and conveyed us into the kingdom of the Son of His love. —Colossians 1:13 ASouth African man surprised nine men robbing his home. Seven of the robbers ran away, but the homeowner managed to shove two into his backyard pool. [...]