DAVID BRANON

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                    [Summary] => Walk as children of light . . . , finding out what is acceptable to the Lord. – Ephesians 5:8,10


Flick. "That’s tonight at 8 on ABC." Flick. "A high pressure system is moving in." Flick. "He kicked the ball wide of the goal!" Flick.  "I’ll take ‘World History’ for $600, Alex." Flick. "In the news today. . ." Flick!


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                    [Title] => They’re after our children
                    [Summary] => She is more precious than rubies, and all the things you may desire cannot compare with her. – Proverbs 3:15


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                    [Title] => Racing toward the goal
                    [Summary] => Do you know that those who run in a race all run, but one receives the prize? Run in such  a way that you may obtain  it. – 1 Corinthians 9:24


When my son began his sophomore year of high school, he also began  his second year of cross-country running. Steve started the year fighting for a spot on the varsity team, which was not an easy task.


It meant running miles and miles and miles. It meant lifting weights. It meant getting extra rest and eating  right (well, some of the time). And it meant running his heart out at races.


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                    [Title] => Gestures of love
                    [Summary] => Be kindly affectionate to one another with brotherly love . . . and weep with those who weep. – Romans 12:10, 15


Cards. Hundreds and hundreds of cards. Our mail carrier must have thought we were going for a world record. They came by the stack – day after day after day.


It was just one of the many ways we knew that people cared for us as our family endured the painful first weeks after our teenage daughter Melissa died in a car accident.


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                    [Title] => Ray of hope
                    [Summary] => I do not want you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning those who have fallen asleep, lest you sorrow as others who have no hope. – 1 Thessalonians 4:13


It was to be an exciting summer for our family. We had many activities planned, including a trip to Florida to help our daughter Julie begin her teaching career.


Instead, the summer of 2002 began with tragedy. When our teenage daughter Melissa was killed in an automobile accident on the last day of school, our summer of hope turned into a nightmare.


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                    [Title] => The hypocrite excuse
                    [Summary] => The rest . . . also played the hypocrite with him. – Galatians 2:13


I have a neighbor who can’t stand hypocrites. In fact, he tells me that he stopped going to church because he saw too many hypocrites there.


He’s not alone. That’s one of the most popular reasons people give for rejecting Christianity. My neighbor is right – there are too many hypocrites in the church.


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                    [Title] => Unexpected grief
                    [Summary] => Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort. – 2 Corinthians 1:3


Since 1988, I’ve enjoyed writing several Our Daily Bread each month. I’ve felt blessed to dig into Scripture, observe life, and provide spiritual help in this publication.


But on June 6, 2002, I found myself unable to offer help. On the last day of her junior year of high school, our 17-year-old daughter Melissa was killed in a car accident.


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                    [Title] => Prayer-meeting blues
                    [Summary] => Hear my prayer, O Lord, and let my cry come to You. – Psalm 102:1


Prayer meetings can get you down. No matter how much you look forward to gathering with friends to pray, the requests can be disheartening. A missionary is having health problems. A child has cancer. A couple from your Sunday school class is getting a divorce. The missionary appointee is having difficulty raising financial support. The more requests you hear, the more weary you grow.


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                    [Title] => On loan
                    [Summary] => Command those who are rich . . . to trust . . . in the living God, who gives us richly all things to enjoy. – 1 Timothy 6:17


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                    [Title] => A wish for the aged
                    [Summary] => Do not cast me off in the time of old age; do not forsake me when my strength fails. – Psalm 71:9


"As a white candle in a holy place, so is the beauty of an aged face." This line form a poem by Joseph Campbell applies to people who have served the Lord all their lives and are still bearing fruit in old age.


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Remote control

October 24, 2004 - 12:00am

Walk as children of light . . . , finding out what is acceptable to the Lord. – Ephesians 5:8,10 Flick. "That’s tonight at 8 on ABC." Flick. "A high pressure system is moving in." Flick....

Daily Bread

They’re after our children

October 12, 2004 - 12:00am

She is more precious than rubies, and all the things you may desire cannot compare with her. – Proverbs 3:15

Daily Bread

Racing toward the goal

October 3, 2004 - 12:00am

Do you know that those who run in a race all run, but one receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may obtain it. – 1 Corinthians 9:24 When my son began his sophomore year of high school, he also began...

Daily Bread

Gestures of love

August 26, 2004 - 12:00am

Be kindly affectionate to one another with brotherly love . . . and weep with those who weep. – Romans 12:10, 15 Cards. Hundreds and hundreds of cards. Our mail carrier must have thought we were going for a...

Daily Bread

Ray of hope

August 19, 2004 - 12:00am

I do not want you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning those who have fallen asleep, lest you sorrow as others who have no hope. – 1 Thessalonians 4:13 It was to be an exciting summer for our family. We had...

Daily Bread

The hypocrite excuse

August 11, 2004 - 12:00am

The rest . . . also played the hypocrite with him. – Galatians 2:13 I have a neighbor who can’t stand hypocrites. In fact, he tells me that he stopped going to church because he saw too many hypocrites...

Daily Bread

Unexpected grief

August 5, 2004 - 12:00am

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort. – 2 Corinthians 1:3 Since 1988, I’ve enjoyed writing several Our Daily Bread each month. I’ve...

Daily Bread

Prayer-meeting blues

June 25, 2004 - 12:00am

Hear my prayer, O Lord, and let my cry come to You. – Psalm 102:1 Prayer meetings can get you down. No matter how much you look forward to gathering with friends to pray, the requests can be disheartening....

Daily Bread

On loan

June 23, 2004 - 12:00am

Command those who are rich . . . to trust . . . in the living God, who gives us richly all things to enjoy. – 1 Timothy 6:17

Daily Bread

A wish for the aged

June 17, 2004 - 12:00am

Do not cast me off in the time of old age; do not forsake me when my strength fails. – Psalm 71:9 "As a white candle in a holy place, so is the beauty of an aged face." This line form a poem by Joseph...

Daily Bread