eggs and treasure
I was looking through an old journal yesterday. I love seeing where God has carried and kept us. This was written in 1990 about my two-year-old daughter, who is now a Senior in college:
“Lord, it is Easter. My children were in the front yard searching for plastic eggs filled with treasures of candy, coins, stickers and such. I noticed…
particular people
I like to walk around my neighborhood and take in the sights. As I wander along, my eyes view the textures, the details, particular names, and particular places. My street’s texture includes the Williams’ home (neighborhood patriarchs who sip cold orange sodas on their porch), the young couple who walk to the market (always holding hands) and, of course, the…
NLT 365-day Bible reading feature
ODJ community members, at the bottom of each day's devotional article you'll find a passage from God's Word that will allow you to read from Genesis to Revelation in just one year. Though this New Living Translation reading plan doesn't included every chapter and verse, it offers a complete view of Scripture and does so without being overwhelming. By not…
technology and the trivial
If our technology had existed in Jesus’ day, our Bibles might read: “Jesus asked His disciples, ‘Who do people say that the Son of Man is?’ but they were checking their e-mail and missed the question.” Or “A third time He asked him, ‘Simon . . . do you love Me?’ Peter was hurt that Jesus asked the question a…
