Author: Lisa Samra

Our Daily Bread

The Full Reveal

If you read the Our Daily Bread booklet you would not have seen one of my devotionals; however, if you have the ODB app, it

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Response to Current Events

Paper Plate Congregation

It was such a delight to walk into the sanctuary today and see so many “faces” looking back at us.  Some friends organized a social

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Crosswalk

Holy Week Reading Plan

Holy Week begins this Sunday, April 5 with Palm Sunday.  Although I long to remember the hope we have in Jesus because of his death

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Our Daily Bread

Delight in the Book

One unique aspect of writing for Our Daily Bread is that the process from submission to publication is at least one year, which means the

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Our Daily Bread

Ever-Present Presence

With several soccer fans in the family, we were excited to watch the 2018 World Cup.  When Colombian forward Radamel Falcao scored in a game against

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Books

Prayer as Kindness

In his recent sermon entitled Exile, as part of our series on doctrine explored through the lens of salvation history, exile was explained as “an extended

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Our Daily Bread

Never Forgotten

Today’s devotional came out of God’s gracious reminder to me that He can’t forget me…or you.  May that be an encouragement to your heart as

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Christmas

Lessons from the Magi

As you read the Christmas stories this year recorded in the gospels, consider the men and women who recognized Jesus’ unique and miraculous birth. This

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