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“CHRISTMAS CHILD” OUR DAILY BREAD READING (Published Daily by Our Daily Bread Ministries) READ: Philippians 2 (Focus vs. 6–11) MEMORY VERSE “He made himself nothing by taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness.” Philippians 2:7 BACKGROUND Imagine the One who made cedars spring from seeds starting life over as an […]

“COMFORT SHARED” OUR DAILY BREAD READING (Published Daily by Our Daily Bread Ministries) READ: 2 Corinthians 1 (Focus vs.3–8) MEMORY VERSE “We can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God.” 2 Corinthians 1:4 BACKGROUND When my daughter Hayley came to visit me, I saw her three-year-old son, Callum, wearing

“LION, LAMB, SAVIOR! OUR DAILY BREAD Published Daily By Our Daily Bread Ministries) READ: Revelation 5 (Focus vs.1–7) MEMORY VERSE “The Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has triumphed.” Revelation 5:5 BACKGROUND Two stately stone lions watch over the entrance to the New York Public Library. Hewn from marble, they’ve stood

“RAINY DAYS” OUR DAILY BREAD READING (Published Daily by Our Daily Bread Ministries) READ: Proverbs 11 (Focus vs. 23–26) MEMORY VERSE “A generous person will prosper; whoever refreshes others will be refreshed.” Proverbs 11:25 BACKGROUND When small businesses in Tennessee were abruptly shuttered in an attempt to stop the spread of COVID-19, shop owners worried

“THE JESUS LABEL” OUR DAILY BREAD READING (Published Daily by Our Daily Bread Ministries) READ: Colossians 3 (Focus vs.12–17) MEMORY VERSE “Whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus.” Colossians 3:17 BACKGROUND “Son, I don’t have much to give you. But I do have a

“FRESH START EFFECT” OUR DAILY BREAD READING (Published Daily by Our Daily Bread Ministries) READ: Colossians 3 (Focus vs. 1–10) MEMORY VERSE “[Put] on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge in the image of its Creator.” Colossians 3:10 BACKGROUND When Bryony turned thirty, she was sad to still be in a sales

”SING PRAISE TO GOD” OUR DAILY BREAD READING (Published Daily by Our Daily Bread Ministries) READ: 1 Chronicles 15:29–16:11 MEMORY VERSE “Give praise to the Lord, proclaim his name; make known among the nations what he has done.” 1 Chronicles 16:8 BACKGROUND The heat and humidity of the Midwestern summer closed in on us all

“WHEN LOVE NEVER ENDS” OUR DAILY BREAD (Published Daily by Our Daily Bread Ministries) READ: Psalm 145 (Focus vs. 8–20) MEMORY VERSE “The Lord watches over all who love him.” Psalm 145:20 BACKGROUND “Whenever my grandfather took me to the beach,” Sandra reminisced, “he always took off his watch and put it away. One day

“A TRUE DISCIPLE” OUR DAILY BREAD READING (Published Daily by Our Daily Bread Ministries) READ: John 15 (Focus vs.1–8) MEMORY VERSE “I am the vine; you are the branches.” John 15:5 BACKGROUND When Christian Mustad showed his Van Gogh landscape to art collector Auguste Pellerin, Pellerin took one look and said it wasn’t authentic. Mustad

“RESILIENT FAITH” OUR DAILY BREAD READING (Published Daily by Our Daily Bread Ministries) READ: Matthew 7 (Focus vs. 24–27) MEMORY VERSE “Everyone who hears these words of mine and does not put them into practice is like a foolish man who built his house on sand.” Matthew 7:26 BACKGROUND Towering dunes along the north shore