Devotionals

Consider The Source

Mon, 06 Feb 2012
pI love cinnamon. I love cinnamon rolls, cinnamon graham crackers, cinnamon candies, cinnamon toast, cinnamon apples, and cinnamon pretzels. Cinnamon is one of those spices that makes other things taste better. However, it never crossed my mind to think about where cinnamon comes from. Then, on a recent trip to Sri Lanka, I learned that 90 percent of all the cinnamon in the world comes from that island nation located in the Indian Ocean. For all of the cinnamon I’ve enjoyed over the years, I never stopped to consider its source./pimg src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/odb/feed/~4/QutowJI2-TE” height=”1″ width=”1″/… Read More

A Story Is Told Book

Sun, 05 Feb 2012
pa href=”http://secure.rbc.org/offers/imo_odbr/”img src=”http://secure.rbc.org/offers/images/astoryistold.jpg” alt=”image” class=”offerthumbnail” //aStories have a way of bringing deeper understanding to many things in life. Some are humorous. Some are emotional. And some simply provide information. In the book emA Story Is Told: Inspiring Stories and Illustrations from Our Daily Bread/em, you#8217;ll find a compilation of 300 narratives that reflect biblical truths in the context of everyday living. Gain insight and fresh perspective on God#8217;s Word in a way that you can easily share with others./p
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Making Music

Sun, 05 Feb 2012
pOn a lovely summer evening, a capacity crowd gathered in a beautiful outdoor venue for a concert by one of my college friends. It happened to be his birthday, so the emcee hinted that we might want to sing “Happy Birthday” to him. One by one, people started singing, each in a different key, each at a different tempo. As the jumble of notes and words joined together, the result was, well, less than harmonic. It wasn’t even melodious. It was in fact downright pitiful. When my friend took the stage, he gave us another chance. He didn’t give us the pitch, but he did give us a downbeat, so at least we were singing together. By the end of the song most people were somewhat close to the same key./pimg src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/odb/feed/~4/k6mGk-M0-sU” height=”1″ width=”1″/… Read More

Six Degrees Of Separation

Sat, 04 Feb 2012
pEighty years ago, Hungarian author Frigyes Karinthy wrote a short story he called “Chain-Links,” in which he proposed the idea that any two individuals in the world are connected through, at most, five acquaintances. The thesis has been revived today and is usually described as “Six Degrees of Separation.” It’s an unproven theory, of course. But there is a dynamic at work that links us to others around the world: It is the wisdom and providence of God working through His Word to accomplish His will./pimg src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/odb/feed/~4/B1gA2p0a7KY” height=”1″ width=”1″/… Read More