http://www.rbc.org/ Our Daily Bread en-us ℗ & © 2008 RBC Ministries http://backend.userland.com/rss RBC / RSS.NET Our Daily Bread for personal and family devotions. RBC Ministries Narrated and produced by Les Lamborn, the audio version of Our Daily Bread is an effective resource for those who desire constant awareness of God’s Word and its significance in the life of the believer. RBC Ministries podcast@rbc.org no http://rbcorg.httpsvc.vitalstreamcdn.com/rbcorg_vitalstream_com/odb/2008/07/odb-07-04-08.mp3 @/http://rbcorg.httpsvc.vitalstreamcdn.com/rbcorg_vitalstream_com/odb/2008/07/odb-07-04-08.mp3 Our gratitude is deepened when we remember the price others paid to help obtain freedom. In the United States, one such person was Richard Stockton. . . . Vernon C Grounds 2008-07-04T00:00:00-05:00 rbc@rbc.org The Unpayable Debt We Owe Our gratitude is deepened when we remember the price others paid to help obtain freedom. In the United States, one such person was Richard Stockton. . . . no RBC Our Daily Bread Radio Bible Class Ministries http://rbcorg.httpsvc.vitalstreamcdn.com/rbcorg_vitalstream_com/odb/2008/07/odb-07-03-08.mp3 @/http://rbcorg.httpsvc.vitalstreamcdn.com/rbcorg_vitalstream_com/odb/2008/07/odb-07-03-08.mp3 Whenever a preacher begins to talk about worry, I sense a pair of eyes staring at me. Without even turning my head, I know that my husband is looking at me to see if I’m paying attention. . . . Cindy Hess Kasper 2008-07-03T00:00:00-05:00 rbc@rbc.org What, Me Worry? Whenever a preacher begins to talk about worry, I sense a pair of eyes staring at me. Without even turning my head, I know that my husband is looking at me to see if I’m paying attention. . . . no RBC Our Daily Bread Radio Bible Class Ministries http://rbcorg.httpsvc.vitalstreamcdn.com/rbcorg_vitalstream_com/odb/2008/07/odb-07-02-08.mp3 @/http://rbcorg.httpsvc.vitalstreamcdn.com/rbcorg_vitalstream_com/odb/2008/07/odb-07-02-08.mp3 After visiting a homeless shelter, a group of teenagers couldn’t wait to express what they had experienced. Excitedly, they wrote about their visits with men and women of all ages who were poor and destitute. . . . Dave Branon 2008-07-02T00:00:00-05:00 rbc@rbc.org Being An Ambassador After visiting a homeless shelter, a group of teenagers couldn’t wait to express what they had experienced. Excitedly, they wrote about their visits with men and women of all ages who were poor and destitute. . . . no RBC Our Daily Bread Radio Bible Class Ministries http://rbcorg.httpsvc.vitalstreamcdn.com/rbcorg_vitalstream_com/odb/2008/07/odb-07-01-08.mp3 @/http://rbcorg.httpsvc.vitalstreamcdn.com/rbcorg_vitalstream_com/odb/2008/07/odb-07-01-08.mp3 Our search for joy takes us many different directions—dream holidays, shopping, food, clothes, friends, cars—the list is almost endless. . . . Joe Stowell 2008-07-01T00:00:00-05:00 rbc@rbc.org Joyful Living Our search for joy takes us many different directions—dream holidays, shopping, food, clothes, friends, cars—the list is almost endless. . . . no RBC Our Daily Bread Radio Bible Class Ministries http://rbcorg.httpsvc.vitalstreamcdn.com/rbcorg_vitalstream_com/odb/2008/06/odb-06-30-08.mp3 @/http://rbcorg.httpsvc.vitalstreamcdn.com/rbcorg_vitalstream_com/odb/2008/06/odb-06-30-08.mp3 When Lily Pinneo, a missionary nurse, was in West Africa, she contracted a deadly disease called Lassa fever. After Lily was flown to New York for medical treatment, her temperature soared to 107°F. To reduce the fever, doctors packed her in ice and fed her intravenously. The fever subsided. After 9 weeks, she had lost 28 pounds and most of her hair. Yet somehow, she survived. . . . Dennis Fisher 2008-06-30T00:00:00-05:00 rbc@rbc.org Lassa Fever When Lily Pinneo, a missionary nurse, was in West Africa, she contracted a deadly disease called Lassa fever. After Lily was flown to New York for medical treatment, her temperature soared to 107°F. To reduce the fever, doctors packed her in ice and fed her intravenously. The fever subsided. After 9 weeks, she had lost 28 pounds and most of her hair. Yet somehow, she survived. . . . no RBC Our Daily Bread Radio Bible Class Ministries http://rbcorg.httpsvc.vitalstreamcdn.com/rbcorg_vitalstream_com/odb/2008/06/odb-06-27-08.mp3 @/http://rbcorg.httpsvc.vitalstreamcdn.com/rbcorg_vitalstream_com/odb/2008/06/odb-06-27-08.mp3 I have an unmarried friend who prays earnestly for God to lessen or even remove his sexual drive. It causes him constant temptation. As gently as I can, I tell him I doubt that God will answer his prayer the way he wants. More likely, he will learn fidelity the way anyone learns it, by relying on discipline, community, and constant pleas of dependence. . . . Philip Yancey 2008-06-27T00:00:00-05:00 rbc@rbc.org God’s Greater Goal I have an unmarried friend who prays earnestly for God to lessen or even remove his sexual drive. It causes him constant temptation. As gently as I can, I tell him I doubt that God will answer his prayer the way he wants. More likely, he will learn fidelity the way anyone learns it, by relying on discipline, community, and constant pleas of dependence. . . . no RBC Our Daily Bread Radio Bible Class Ministries http://rbcorg.httpsvc.vitalstreamcdn.com/rbcorg_vitalstream_com/odb/2008/06/odb-06-26-08.mp3 @/http://rbcorg.httpsvc.vitalstreamcdn.com/rbcorg_vitalstream_com/odb/2008/06/odb-06-26-08.mp3 Are there any perfect people alive today? Not in the opinion of Harvard University psychiatrist Jerome Groopman. In his engrossing book How Doctors Think, he expresses agreement with the profound insights found in the Bible. He writes, “Everyone is flawed at some time, in thought or in deed, from Abraham to Moses to the Apostles.” . . . Vernon C Grounds 2008-06-26T00:00:00-05:00 rbc@rbc.org One Exception Are there any perfect people alive today? Not in the opinion of Harvard University psychiatrist Jerome Groopman. In his engrossing book How Doctors Think, he expresses agreement with the profound insights found in the Bible. He writes, “Everyone is flawed at some time, in thought or in deed, from Abraham to Moses to the Apostles.” . . . no RBC Our Daily Bread Radio Bible Class Ministries