<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"><channel><language>en-us</language><item><dc:creator>Sheridan Voysey</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[<p>Ross-on-Wye is a scenic town in Herefordshire, England. Marked by its high church spire and old market house, a hilltop park provides a stunning view of the nearby River Wye. As you wander Ross’ streets, one name stands out: John Kyrle.</p>]]></description><title>Rich in Good Deeds</title><pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">https://odb.org/2026/11/08/</guid><link>https://odb.org/2026/11/08/</link><image>https://www.odbm.org/globalassets/global/images/odbm20261108.jpg</image></item><item><dc:creator>John Blase</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[<p>You’ve probably seen the signs: No Shirt. No Shoes. No Service.</p>]]></description><title>What God Requires</title><pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">https://odb.org/2026/11/07/</guid><link>https://odb.org/2026/11/07/</link><image>https://www.odbm.org/globalassets/global/images/odbm20261107.jpg</image></item><item><dc:creator>Patricia Raybon</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[<p>My husband’s serious illness left him weak. But when a physical therapist prescribed exercises to grow strong again, Dan showed little interest. Then one day I did the exercises with him.</p>]]></description><title>Partners in Christ</title><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">https://odb.org/2026/11/06/</guid><link>https://odb.org/2026/11/06/</link><image>https://www.odbm.org/globalassets/global/images/odbm20261106.jpg</image></item><item><dc:creator>Tim Gustafson</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[<p>With his team winning comfortably, Philadelphia Eagles’ superstar football player Saquon Barkley rested on the bench. There was no need for him to continue playing. Then his coach approached and told him he was close to breaking a record.</p>]]></description><title>Give While We Live</title><pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">https://odb.org/2026/11/05/</guid><link>https://odb.org/2026/11/05/</link><image>https://www.odbm.org/globalassets/global/images/odbm20261105.jpg</image></item><item><dc:creator>Anne Cetas</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[<p>While out walking the family dog, my nephew Andy was hit by a car. Someone saw the accident and stopped to give him CPR and call for an ambulance. A ventilator kept him alive for a week.</p>]]></description><title>Hope in Loss</title><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">https://odb.org/2026/11/04/</guid><link>https://odb.org/2026/11/04/</link><image>https://www.odbm.org/globalassets/global/images/odbm20261104.jpg</image></item><item><dc:creator>James Banks</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[<p>When Monica’s son Augustine wanted to leave home for a city known for its immorality, she pleaded with God not to let him go. But he went anyway, which greatly grieved his mother, yet it was there that God transformed his life. In his Confessions, Augustine later prayed, “Yet in your deep counsel you heard the central point of her longing . . . [so] that you would make me what she continually prayed for.”</p>]]></description><title>Praying for Answers</title><pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">https://odb.org/2026/11/03/</guid><link>https://odb.org/2026/11/03/</link><image>https://www.odbm.org/globalassets/global/images/odbm20261103.jpg</image></item><item><dc:creator>Leslie Koh</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[<p>After being jobless for a year, Ethan finally got a good offer—but his wife stopped him from accepting it. “Is this good for you?” she asked.</p>]]></description><title>God Our King</title><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">https://odb.org/2026/11/02/</guid><link>https://odb.org/2026/11/02/</link><image>https://www.odbm.org/globalassets/global/images/odbm20261102.jpg</image></item><item><dc:creator>Jennifer Benson Schuldt</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[<p>Where were the packages? An inner-city church was having problems receiving deliveries. Although its office staff requested that online orders be dropped off inside the building, the goods were regularly left outside on the street, and some items were never received.</p>]]></description><title>Radiating God’s Goodness</title><pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">https://odb.org/2026/11/01/</guid><link>https://odb.org/2026/11/01/</link><image>https://www.odbm.org/globalassets/global/images/odbm20261101.jpg</image></item><item><dc:creator>Brent Hackett</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[<p>In ancient Greece, actors on stage would portray the emotions of their characters by wearing masks that either expressed tragedy or comedy. Masks also allowed the same actor to play multiple roles in the same production. They weren’t permanent, nor were they representative of the real person.</p>]]></description><title>No Mask, Simply Jesus</title><pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">https://odb.org/2026/10/31/</guid><link>https://odb.org/2026/10/31/</link><image>https://www.odbm.org/globalassets/global/images/odbm20261031.jpg</image></item><item><dc:creator>Leslie Koh</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[<p>It was raining, bringing the temperature down even more. We were on a multiday hike in Nepal, and leaving the warm mountain lodge to venture into the freezing weather was getting harder each morning. “Let’s go,”</p>]]></description><title>Get Going with God</title><pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">https://odb.org/2026/10/30/</guid><link>https://odb.org/2026/10/30/</link><image>https://www.odbm.org/globalassets/global/images/odbm20261030.jpg</image></item><item><dc:creator>Karen Pimpo</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[<p>In a film about a vigilante crime-fighting hero, the protagonist seems to be waging an impossible war. Not only is his city overrun with violence and theft, but he also discovers that the police force, court system, and public officials are corrupt. He’s repeatedly tempted to give up on the city and leave.</p>]]></description><title>Hope in a Hero</title><pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">https://odb.org/2026/10/29/</guid><link>https://odb.org/2026/10/29/</link><image>https://www.odbm.org/globalassets/global/images/odbm20261029.jpg</image></item><item><dc:creator>Xochitl Dixon</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[<p>Six-year-old Tiana clasped her hands. She prayed as she scanned the crowd, glancing toward the front door of the church. Her classmates waved at guests settling in for the Father’s Day concert.</p>]]></description><title>Because God!</title><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">https://odb.org/2026/10/28/</guid><link>https://odb.org/2026/10/28/</link><image>https://www.odbm.org/globalassets/global/images/odbm20261028.jpg</image></item><item><dc:creator>Monica La Rose</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[<p>In a letter dated September 13, 1943—five months after his imprisonment for opposing the Nazi regime—Dietrich Bonhoeffer wrote his parents. He asked for books and paper. He thanked them for the ways they’d helped him, and said, “It’s a strange feeling to be so completely dependent on other people; but at least it teaches one to be grateful, and I hope I shall never forget that.</p>]]></description><title>A Rich Life of Gratitude</title><pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">https://odb.org/2026/10/27/</guid><link>https://odb.org/2026/10/27/</link><image>https://www.odbm.org/globalassets/global/images/odbm20261027.jpg</image></item><item><dc:creator>Katara Patton</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[<p>One particularly catchy book promotion featured the auctioning of the chance for readers to have their name in print. Willing participants could pay to have their names used for a character in a bestselling author’s upcoming novel. The highest bidder in the auction won a chance to select a name to be used in the book.</p>]]></description><title>God Knows Your Name</title><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">https://odb.org/2026/10/26/</guid><link>https://odb.org/2026/10/26/</link><image>https://www.odbm.org/globalassets/global/images/odbm20261026.jpg</image></item><item><dc:creator>Kenneth Petersen</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[<p>The British TV reality show Portrait Artist of the Year pits nine amateur painters against each other in creating portraits of a local celebrity. The images have to be completed in just four hours, which is condensed into the one-hour program. It’s fascinating to watch the cameras capture each artist’s creation slowly emerging from a blank canvas.</p>]]></description><title>God’s Portrait of You</title><pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">https://odb.org/2026/10/25/</guid><link>https://odb.org/2026/10/25/</link><image>https://www.odbm.org/globalassets/global/images/odbm20261025.jpg</image></item><item><dc:creator>Marvin Williams</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[<p>At a large university, an artist painted ten stunning portraits of the men and women who keep the university running: those working in maintenance, food service, groundskeeping, and security. Moore said he wanted to paint them “in a position of power.” And that’s exactly what he did.</p>]]></description><title>Quiet Faithfulness in Christ</title><pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">https://odb.org/2026/10/24/</guid><link>https://odb.org/2026/10/24/</link><image>https://www.odbm.org/globalassets/global/images/odbm20261024.jpg</image></item><item><dc:creator>Alyson Kieda</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[<p>Lillie Cunningham is 110 years old, yet she isn’t reliant on a cane or walker. She does rely on Scripture, however, which she reads every morning and night—and attends church every Sunday. When she considers her life, she states, “I just always had faith and trust in God that he was going to carry us through.”</p>]]></description><title>Carried Through</title><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">https://odb.org/2026/10/23/</guid><link>https://odb.org/2026/10/23/</link><image>https://www.odbm.org/globalassets/global/images/odbm20261023.jpg</image></item><item><dc:creator>Adam R. Holz</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[<p>Can you imagine sprinting as hard as you can possibly run . . . without being able to see? That’s what happens in Paralympic guide running. Blind runners compete with a guide, someone who runs alongside them step by step, connected by a short tether.</p>]]></description><title>In Step with God</title><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">https://odb.org/2026/10/22/</guid><link>https://odb.org/2026/10/22/</link><image>https://www.odbm.org/globalassets/global/images/odbm20261022.jpg</image></item><item><dc:creator>Nancy Gavilanes</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[<p>The world watched the news in horror as the sightseeing helicopter flying over the river tore into pieces. As the main rotor and tail broke off, the cabin plunged into the waters below, with the pilot and a family of five trapped inside. Just days after the tragedy that had taken the lives of his sister, brother-in-law, niece, and two nephews, the brother was at the site honoring his loved ones.</p>]]></description><title>Grace in Grief</title><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">https://odb.org/2026/10/21/</guid><link>https://odb.org/2026/10/21/</link><image>https://www.odbm.org/globalassets/global/images/odbm20261021.jpg</image></item><item><dc:creator>Sheridan Voysey</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[<p>In September 1963, Welsh artist John Petts heard the news that a racially motivated bombing of 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, had killed four African American girls. Wanting to help, he offered to replace the church’s shattered stained-glass window. The people of Wales soon raised the funds.</p>]]></description><title>You Do It to Me</title><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">https://odb.org/2026/10/20/</guid><link>https://odb.org/2026/10/20/</link><image>https://www.odbm.org/globalassets/global/images/odbm20261020.jpg</image></item><item><dc:creator>Tim Gustafson</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[<p>“You have to be careful about the snakes, insects, jaguars and everything else,” said archaeologist Ivan Šprajc. Wielding chainsaws and machetes, he and his team slashed through thick jungle to try to reach the lost city of Ocumtún.</p>]]></description><title>The Lesson in the Ruins</title><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">https://odb.org/2026/10/19/</guid><link>https://odb.org/2026/10/19/</link><image>https://www.odbm.org/globalassets/global/images/odbm20261019.jpg</image></item><item><dc:creator>John Blase</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[<p>It was one of those videos that makes you stop and do a double take—Yemeni fishermen frantically rescuing hundreds of sheep from the Red Sea. A ship carrying thousands of sheep had run aground off the coast of Ras Al-Ara, Yemen. The vessel was headed for Djibouti when it capsized, leading to the drowning of more than 160 sheep.</p>]]></description><title>Fishers of Sheep</title><pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">https://odb.org/2026/10/18/</guid><link>https://odb.org/2026/10/18/</link><image>https://www.odbm.org/globalassets/global/images/odbm20261018.jpg</image></item><item><dc:creator>Karen Huang</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[<p>I didn’t like Sadie. My colleague was often rude to me, so I avoided her. So when she heard about an evangelistic meeting in my church and asked if she could go with me, I was indifferent.</p>]]></description><title>God’s Compassion</title><pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">https://odb.org/2026/10/17/</guid><link>https://odb.org/2026/10/17/</link><image>https://www.odbm.org/globalassets/global/images/odbm20261017.jpg</image></item><item><dc:creator>Dave Branon</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[<p>It was late fall, and my wife and I were going to take a trip by car. The day before our planned departure, it began to snow, and I suddenly realized I hadn’t taken the car in to have snow tires put on. The snowy, deteriorating conditions led to a long line at the tire shop—something I could have avoided with better planning.</p>]]></description><title>Ready for Christ’s Return</title><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">https://odb.org/2026/10/16/</guid><link>https://odb.org/2026/10/16/</link><image>https://www.odbm.org/globalassets/global/images/odbm20261016.jpg</image></item><item><dc:creator>Marvin Williams</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[<p>For many years, hope has been one of the most searched terms on the internet. Surprisingly, it surpasses searches for political crises and even making money online. People are seeking more profound meaning.</p>]]></description><title>Searching for Hope</title><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">https://odb.org/2026/10/15/</guid><link>https://odb.org/2026/10/15/</link><image>https://www.odbm.org/globalassets/global/images/odbm20261015.jpg</image></item><item><dc:creator>Kirsten Holmberg</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[<p>When Asheton met Nick, she described herself as lost, lacking purpose, and behaving in ways she wasn’t proud of. Nick had recently experienced something similar and had reconnected with his faith in the process. He shared with Asheton how viewing God as a loving potter who had reshaped his life and given him hope in that difficult time.</p>]]></description><title>Lives Molded by God</title><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">https://odb.org/2026/10/14/</guid><link>https://odb.org/2026/10/14/</link><image>https://www.odbm.org/globalassets/global/images/odbm20261014.jpg</image></item><item><dc:creator>Jennifer Benson Schuldt</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[<p>The Arctic lights of the aurora borealis (the northern lights) are well known for their shimmering green and violet light, but did you know they also emit low frequency electromagnetic (radio) waves? Special devices can convert these natural radio signals into audible whooshing and crackling noises. However, to record these otherwise inaudible vibrations of electric and magnetic energy, you must travel at least four miles away from human sources of sound or electricity that could interfere with the radio receivers.</p>]]></description><title>Jesus’ Prayer Priority</title><pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">https://odb.org/2026/10/13/</guid><link>https://odb.org/2026/10/13/</link><image>https://www.odbm.org/globalassets/global/images/odbm20261013.jpg</image></item><item><dc:creator>Mike Wittmer</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[<p>Dan Wallace teaches Greek and travels the world cataloguing ancient manuscripts. At the height of his career, he caught encephalitis, a disease that causes the brain to swell. Dan spent the next year in a wheelchair, traveling to five hospitals and the Mayo Clinic.</p>]]></description><title>What God Has Done</title><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">https://odb.org/2026/10/12/</guid><link>https://odb.org/2026/10/12/</link><image>https://www.odbm.org/globalassets/global/images/odbm20261012.jpg</image></item><item><dc:creator>Tom Felten</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[<p>“I’ve been looking for him all my life.” With tears in his eyes, Bill Cordes spoke those words after being reunited with his younger brother, Robert. The men hadn’t seen each other for eighty years after being split up when Robert was just four months old due to a troubled family situation.</p>]]></description><title>Jesus Looks for the Lost</title><pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">https://odb.org/2026/10/11/</guid><link>https://odb.org/2026/10/11/</link><image>https://www.odbm.org/globalassets/global/images/odbm20261011.jpg</image></item><item><dc:creator>Patricia Raybon</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[<p>As a player for the San Francisco Giants baseball team, Drew Robinson knew mental highs and lows. Whenever injuries demoted him to the Giants’ minor league affiliate, he’d fall into a depressive state. Will I be replaced?</p>]]></description><title>A Sound Mind</title><pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">https://odb.org/2026/10/10/</guid><link>https://odb.org/2026/10/10/</link><image>https://www.odbm.org/globalassets/global/images/odbm20261010.jpg</image></item><title>Our Daily Bread Podcast | Our Daily Bread</title><link>https://odb.org/</link><description><![CDATA[Daily Devotionals]]></description><copyright>&amp;reg; &amp; &amp;copy; 2026 Our Daily Bread Ministries</copyright></channel></rss>