Our Daily Bread

Always There

Bill Crowder — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 01:00:00 +0000

The radio engineers who work at RBC Ministries were getting ready to broadcast a program via satellite. They had prepared everything, including the satellite link. But just as they were to begin uploading, the signal to the satellite was lost. Confused, the engineers labored to reconnect the link, but nothing worked. Then they got the word—the satellite was gone. Literally. The satellite had suddenly and surprisingly fallen from the sky. It was no longer there.

Botox For The Soul

Dave Branon — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 01:00:00 +0000

Got Botox? A lot of people do. Some take Botox treatments for health matters, but many take them be-cause they want to look young again.

Loopholes

Julie Ackerman Link — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 01:00:00 +0000

Five-year-old Jenna was not having a good start to her day. Every attempt to arrange the world according to her liking was having the opposite result. Arguing didn’t work. Pouting didn’t work. Crying didn’t work. Finally her mother reminded her of the Bible verse she had been learning: “Your Word I have hidden in my heart, that I might not sin against You” (Ps. 119:11).

Silence, Please!

Dennis Fisher — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 01:00:00 +0000

Our world has become increasingly noisy. But according to a news report, science has found a way to achieve absolute silence: “Scientists have shown off the blueprint for an ‘acoustic cloak,’ which could make objects impervious to sound waves. The technology, outlined in the New Journal of Physics, could be used to build sound-proof homes, advanced concert halls, or stealth warships.”

The Person Of The Bible

David C. McCasland — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 01:00:00 +0000

During a church leaders’ conference at Seattle Pacific University, noted pastor Earl Palmer recalled an experience that shaped his teaching and preaching for half a century.

Jennifer Benson Schuldt

Jennifer Benson Schuldt — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 04:00:38 +0000

Jennifer Benson Schuldt has been writing professionally since 1997 when she began her career as a technical writer with an international consulting firm. She writes for Our Daily Journey and first appeared in Our Daily Bread in September 2010. Jennifer lives in the Chicago suburbs with her husband, Bob, and their two children. One of [...]

Rescued

Anne Cetas — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 01:00:00 +0000

Lauren nervously yet excitedly hopped into a one-person kayak for a white-water rafting experience. After strapping herself in, she headed down the river with a group of kayakers and guides.

Common Language

Dave Branon — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 01:00:00 +0000

During the high schoolers’ spring ministry trip to Jamaica, they visited a home for troubled teens who had run afoul of the law or whose families could not handle them.

How Can We Keep From Singing?

David C. McCasland — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 01:00:00 +0000

Robert Lowry felt that preaching would be his greatest contribution in life. However, this 19th-century pastor is best remembered for his gospel music and hymns. Lowry composed words or music for more than 500 songs, including “Christ Arose,” “I Need Thee Every Hour,” and “Shall We Gather at the River?”

The Slowness Of Wisdom

David H. Roper — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 01:00:00 +0000

When the Pharisees came to Jesus with the woman caught in adultery and asked Him what should be done with her, He knelt for a moment and scribbled in the sand (John 8:6-11). We have no idea what He wrote. But when they continued asking Him, Jesus responded in one short sentence: “He who is without sin among you, let him throw a stone at her first” (v.7). His few words accomplished much in confronting the Pharisees with their own sin, for they walked away one by one. Even today those words resound around the world.