https://odb.org/2025/12/08/hospitable-generosity Deuteronomy 24:17–22 (NIV): 17 Do not deprive the foreigner or the fatherless of justice, or take the cloak of the widow as a pledge. 18 Remember that you were slaves in Egypt and the LORD your God redeemed you from there. That is why I command you to do this. 19 When you are harvesting in yourContinue reading “Hospitable generosity and gleaning”
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Growth through pain
https://odb.org/2025/12/03/growth-through-pain Psalm 119:65–72 (NIV): 65 Do good to your servant according to your word, LORD.66 Teach me knowledge and good judgment, for I trust your commands.67 Before I was afflicted I went astray, but now I obey your word. 68 You are good, and what you do is good; teach me your decrees. 69 Though the arrogant have smeared meContinue reading “Growth through pain”
Don’t do this alone
https://odb.org/2025/12/01/dont-do-this-alone Romans 12:3–8 (NIV): 3 For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgment, in accordance with the faith God has distributed to each of you. 4 For just as each of us has oneContinue reading “Don’t do this alone”
The lost city and the hidden treasure
https://odb.org/2025/11/28/what-city-are-you-seeking Philippians 3:3–9 (NIV): 3 For it is we who are the circumcision, we who serve God by his Spirit, who boast in Christ Jesus, and who put no confidence in the flesh—4 though I myself have reasons for such confidence. If someone else thinks they have reasons to put confidence in the flesh, I have more:Continue reading “The lost city and the hidden treasure”
Count your blessings
https://odb.org/2025/11/26/count-your-blessings Ezra 3:9–11 (NIV): 9 Joshua and his sons and brothers and Kadmiel and his sons (descendants of Hodaviah) and the sons of Henadad and their sons and brothers—all Levites—joined together in supervising those working on the house of God.10 When the builders laid the foundation of the temple of the LORD, the priests in their vestmentsContinue reading “Count your blessings”
Asking God
https://odb.org/2025/11/25/asking-gods-help 1 Samuel 7:7–12 (NIV): 7 When the Philistines heard that Israel had assembled at Mizpah, the rulers of the Philistines came up to attack them. When the Israelites heard of it, they were afraid because of the Philistines. 8 They said to Samuel, “Do not stop crying out to the LORD our God for us, thatContinue reading “Asking God”
He who watches over Israel will neither slumber nor sleep
https://odb.org/2025/11/21/always-awake-2 Psalm 121:1-4 NIV- 1 I lift up my eyes to the mountains— where does my help come from? 2 My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth. 3 He will not let your foot slip— he who watches over you will not slumber; 4 indeed, he who watches over IsraelContinue reading “He who watches over Israel will neither slumber nor sleep”
Imposter syndrome
https://odb.org/2025/11/20/imposter-syndrome Romans 12:3–8 (NIV): 3 For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgment, in accordance with the faith God has distributed to each of you. 4 For just as each of us has oneContinue reading “Imposter syndrome”
An eight-minute call
https://odb.org/2025/11/17/christ-based-connection Proverbs 12: 21-28 NIV: 21 No harm overtakes the righteous, but the wicked have their fill of trouble. 22 The Lord detests lying lips, but he delightsi in people who are trustworthy. 23 The prudent keep their knowledge to themselves, but a fool’s heart blurts out folly. 24 Diligent hands will rule, but tContinue reading “An eight-minute call”
Dreamscrolling
https://odb.org/2025/11/12/beyond-dreamscrolling 1 Peter 1:3–9 (NIV): 3 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, 4 and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade. This inheritance is keptContinue reading “Dreamscrolling”
