Abusing Grace?
Paul said in Romans 5:20, “Where sin abounded, grace abounded much more.” But that radical concept opens a theological floodgate. The biblical writer Jude warned that it is possible to “change the grace of our God into a license for immorality” (Jude 4 NIV).
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Star Power
For all of us who, like Job, have suffered through tragedy and then dared to aim our questions at God, chapter 38 of Job’s book should give us plenty to think about. Imagine what it must have felt like for the great man of the East when “out of the whirlwind” he heard God say, “Who is this who darkens counsel by words without knowledge? Now prepare yourself like a man; I will question you, and you shall answer Me” (vv.1-3). Gulp!
Haters Of God
Recently, I listened to an audiobook by a militant advocate for atheism. As the author himself read his own work with spiteful sarcasm and contempt, it made me wonder why he was so angry.
The Bible tells us that a rejection of God can actually lead to a more hateful attitude toward Him: “Even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a debased mind . . . [to become] haters of God” (Rom. 1:28-30).
Whispering Gallery
London’s domed St. Paul’s Cathedral has an interesting architectural phenomenon called the “whispering gallery.” One Web site explains it this way: “The name comes from the fact that a person who whispers facing the wall on one side can be clearly heard on the other, since the sound is carried perfectly around the vast curve of the Dome.”
Hard To Imagine
Whenever my wife, Martie, and I get ready to go on vacation, we like to read about our destination, study the maps, and anticipate the joy of finally arriving at the place we’ve dreamed about for so long.
For those of us who know Jesus Christ, we have an incredible destination ahead of us—heaven. But I find it interesting that a lot of us don’t seem to be very excited about getting there.
Resurrection And Life
Jesus said, “I am the resurrection and the life”! It’s one thing to make such a bold assertion; it’s another to back it up—and back it up Jesus did by rising from the dead.
Too Good To Be True?
In the 1980s, John Knoll and his brother Thomas began experimenting with a computer program to manipulate images. Software companies thought they were crazy, because photographers didn’t use computers at that time. Initially the brothers called their program Display, then Imaginator, and finally they settled on Photoshop®.
A Family In Trouble
Many of America’s 30 million white-tailed deer find themselves endangered not by guns, but by the cars of our expanding suburbs. I was reminded of their plight when a mature doe dashed through traffic just ahead of me. As I watched, I wondered what had driven her to take such a chance, and why she then stopped on the other side and looked back over her shoulder.
Sin Hurts
Sooner or later we all feel the painful effects of sin. Sometimes it’s the weight of our own sin and the shame and embarrassment of having failed miserably. At other times, it’s the load of someone else’s sin that weighs us down—someone who betrayed, deceived, abandoned, ridiculed, cheated, or made a fool of us.
Moving Past Sinful Failure
How should we handle moments of faith-failure, when we’ve damaged the kingdom of God in the eyes of our friends and family or dishonored God in our actions?
We can learn from King David after his humiliation in the Bathsheba scandal.
Indonesia
Our office in Indonesia was set up in 1998 with the belief that “there is a wide-open door for a great work here” (1 Corinthians 16:9 NLT).
We started as a radio broadcasting service and a provider of biblical literature in English and Mandarin. In 2006, we began translating and publishing the Our Daily Bread into Bahasa Indonesia, under the name…
India
Our Daily Bread India distributes Our Daily Bread in English, Tamil, Telugu, Marathi, Kannada, Hindi, Bengali, Gujarati and Malayalam in keeping with it’s mission to “make the life-changing wisdom of the Bible understandable and accessible to all.”
Hong Kong
In 1938, the ministry started with a radio program called Detroit Bible Class. Since then, our audience has grown from a small group of dedicated radio listeners into a global readership of millions.
Over the years, our name has changed to better reflect the variety of resources we offer. Today, most people recognise us as publishers of the well-loved devotional…
Guyana
Our Daily Bread Ministries has always been committed to making the Word of God understandable and accessible to all, and this is still our spiritual foundation. With over 75 years of ministry, we now have more than 600 employees in 35 countries and create resources in over 30 languages that are distributed in more than 150 countries. Ministry partners distribute…
