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ODB: A Generous Heart

Jun 12, 2025/in Our Daily Bread/by YMI

June 12, 2025

Do not forget to do good and to share with others. Hebrews 13:16

When soccer star Sadio Mané from Senegal was playing for Liverpool in the English Premier League, he was one of the world’s highest-paid African players, making millions of dollars per year. Fans spotted a picture of Mané carrying an iPhone with a cracked screen and joked about him using the damaged device. His response was unflustered. “Why would I want ten Ferraris, twenty diamond watches, and two jet planes?” he asked. “I starved, I worked in the fields, played barefoot, and didn’t go to school. Now I can help people. I prefer to build schools and give poor people food or clothing. . . . [Give] some of what life has given me.”

Mané knew how selfish it would be to hoard all his prosperity when so many of his neighbors back home struggled under crushing conditions. Hebrews reminds us that this generous way of life is for all of us, not only for those who are wealthy. “Do not forget to do good and to share with others,” the writer says, “for with such sacrifices God is pleased” (13:16). Nurturing a generous heart isn’t only the right thing to do, but according to Scripture, generosity also makes God smile. Who doesn’t want to make God pleased?

Generosity isn’t defined simply by how much we give. Instead, generosity refers to the posture of our heart. One thing we can do that’s “pleasing to [God]” (v. 21) is to simply open our hands and share what we have.

— Winn Collier

How have you shown generosity? What helps you cultivate a generous heart?

Dear God, thank You for the generous heart You’ve shown me. Please help me to be generous too.

Source: Our Daily Bread

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pilottttt posting in

common_nature

It was their first day out of the nest, which they spent on a branch just opposite our window.

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For more information (in Russian), see here.

copracat

Question of the Day
Do you have some table items you only bring out when you entertain guests for dinner?

I picked up this question from

dine. I like to use my precious things rather than save them for special. Otherwise why have them? If it has function, let it function. Some things though are too large for one or two person eating. I have a tin-lined copper couscoussier that is not suitable for cooking small amounts. It also looks amazing when you bring it out and put it on the table, gleaming and full of deliciousness.

Other than that there are platters, serving spoons and such that only come out when I'm feeding a few.

Current Mood: hungry

vriddy

Murder, I say!! Lol. A few panels under the cut, so spoilers for a few scenes but not really plot stuff.

( MURDER! A.k.a., fatal doses of polyshipper catnip XD )

Current Mood: bouncy

torachan

1. We're still having to close the downtown store early, but as of last night a curfew is in effect in the area, which actually makes it easier since we can at least plan the early closing. And despite what the media would like everyone to believe, the protests overall have been peaceful, with little property damage (mainly graffiti). Any danger is from the police and really only in that one small area.

2. I have to go to San Diego again tomorrow, which I am not looking forward to because when I made plans to go it was because I had received one complaint that needed to be dealt with, and in the week and a half since then have received two more unrelated complaints, so now there are three things I have to deal with. But I am planning to go to Disneyland on the way home, since it's pretty much on the way, so at least that will be a nice way to end the day.

3. I finished another puzzle today. This is another 500 piece one.

4. When my Switch 2 came the other day, I put the empty box on my bed and boy were the cats intrigued about this new phenomenon. It seemed like every time I turned around a different cat was in the box checking it out.

veronyxk84 posting in

sweetandshort

Title: Crypt Hunting
Fandom: Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Author:

veronyxk84
Characters/Pairing: Spike
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: some coarse language
Word count: 100 (Google Docs)
Spoilers/Setting:
Summary: Set in S4, some time between eps. 4x12 “A New Man” and 4x13 “The I in Team” | Spike has finally found a crypt to live in.
Notes: also for #481 Charity by

fan_flashworks

Prompts [#1-#5]: charity - dangerous - hunting - sick - tired

Also on my journal

—
( Crypt Hunting )

cofax7

Well I watched the Apple+ show Time Bandits, and it was hella fun! I particularly liked Bittelig and Penelope. But now I'm sad because it's been cancelled.

I am desperately trying not to get stressed out about The Omnishambles, but it's kind of hard.

Be safe, y'all!

mxcatmoon

I've wondered a lot recently: how can these evil, hateful people who literally want "others" dead call themselves Christians. How do they not see their hypocrisy?

I found this video to be informative and explained a lot.

Watch on YouTube

Current Mood: thoughtful

vriddy

Community Thursday challenge: every Thursday, try to make an effort to engage with a community on Dreamwidth, whether that's posting, commenting, promoting, etc.

Over the last week...

Chit-chat on bnha_fans.

Signal boosts:

worderlands' next event at the end of the month will be a daily 3-sentence flash fiction challenge. I know a few people in my circles enjoy that kind of event!

ysabetwordsmith posting in

gardening

I enjoy growing dark-colored plants. I have black flowers, bronze leaves, black fruits, all kinds of interesting things.

( Walk with me ... )

Current Mood: accomplished

ysabetwordsmith

I enjoy growing dark-colored plants. I have black flowers, bronze leaves, black fruits, all kinds of interesting things.

( Walk with me ... )

Current Mood: accomplished

kaffy_r

Sly and Brian

It's tempting to say they received the gift of creating music from the angels. That's not the case. They made that music all themselves. They worked at it, struggled to get it right; just right, as they interpreted "just right." They worked with others. They worked alone. They got it wrong. They swore. They fell down. They got up. They won and they failed. And they won again.

They both were visited by demons. They fought them. Sometimes they lost. Sometimes they won. They did a lot of falling down and getting back up again. And when they could, they went back to making that music.

And the angels were just a little shocked; just a little jealous. A little glad the music had come into being.

I hope they're somewhere, exchanging notes about how they made some celestial bangers even before they got there.

Watch on YouTube

(Don't mind the spotty visual - it's live and it's dynamic, and it's him and his family, so it's just right.)

Watch on YouTube

Current Mood: sad
Current Location: the home office

redbird

Last week:

*Cattitude read Blue Moose, by Daniel Pinkwater, aloud to us, because it's one of his favorites and Adrian had never read it. I've reread the book several times, and was happy to hear it out loud.

*I read Isabella Nagg and the Pot of Basil, by Oliver Darkshire. Decidedly weird, funny fantasy. A lot of the humor is in the footnotes, which seem to be at least a quarter of the text. Also, the title does in fact describe the book. Isabella lives in a poor, out-of-the-way village, whose wizard keeps the local goblin market in check, until one day he doesn't. The goblins sell one thing, unnaturally tempting and dangerous fruit.

*Did not finish: Girls Against God, by Jenny Hval. I don't remember where I saw this recommended, and just couldn't get into it.

Currently reading:

*Installment Immortality, by Seanan McGuire, the latest book in her InCryptid series. I started it late last night, and only read a few pages before turning the light out.

*Twelve Trees, by Daniel Lewis, nonfiction about trees and climate change. I picked this up at the libraru, as a "book with a green caover" for the summer reading challenge.

azurelunatic

Three shelves (10' length, more or less) have been assembled, put up on the north wall, and filled to great effect. This emptied 1 entire Billy (with slight double stacking). We therefore need bookends.

The empty Billy is now in the living room, with the top few shelves embookinated and various plastic craft-adjacent boxes on the lower shelves. This is making a significant dent in the chaos by my desk.

The shorter bookshelf is currently at the end of the hall, for lack of a better place to put it. I expect that if it stays there long, I will start racking up another set of incredible bruises, and I still don't know where the one on my right arm CAME from. (I remember that I walked into some corner on my sleepy and unstable way to bed and then went "well, THAT'll leave a mark!" but do I remember what that something WAS? No more than I remembered what things I'd rammed into when I was taking Drama in high school, and my legs were forever dotted with black and blue marks.)

Today after work, Belovedest has put up all the standards (upright rails) on the south wall, embracketed them with however many brackets we currently have, and has started to assemble board pieces into full length shelves.

Coincidentally, today I also got a notification from the hardware store that they are shipping the backordered brackets.

There is one free-loving* free-standing bookshelf remaining in the room, where it is cheerfully getting in the way. I suggested a different method of assembly which neither requires turning the boards lengthwise nor doing the assembly behind the Billy, which suggestion was well-received.

Eventually there will be enough Shelf in the media room that some of the things taking up floor space will be able to go on them.

Today I roused in the morning long enough to feel bleugh, then woke up in the afternoon feeling competent to Lounge. Still craving bacon at intervals.

* My high school freshman Biology class had a crucial typo in a sentence about free-living organisms. We reacted about how you'd expect.

alexcat

Title: None of Us Stand Alone
Fandom: Marvel Cinematic Universe
Rating: PG
Length: 681 words
Content notes: This is post Endgame
Author notes: My grandmother used to say 'Charity begins at home' because she never gave anyone anything.
Summary: Tony has a surprise for Steve at his charity ball.

sweetsorcery

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ride_4ever

verushka70 will give you all the details about this comment scam being perpetrated by bots in fic comments on AO3. Do not react to the bot threats that falsely claim they are from AO3! Check out her very important warning in her DW post.

Please signal-boost this if you are so inclined.

Current Mood: concerned
Current Location: near the lake they call Michigan

summersgate

I haven't written anything here since last Friday. We went to an art show on Friday evening at Clarion Uni. They invited 3 alumni artists to be part of a summer show. Chloe was one of them. I am so impressed by Chloe. She is succeeding as an artist and I am very happy for her. It rained most of the weekend. On Sunday we drove over to Chloe's old house and helped her move her studio stuff to her new house and clear out a bunch of old trash and burnables. We had a huge blaze going in the backyard. I stood in the rain tending the fire - throwing stuff on it. I wasn't cold even though I was soaked but later that day I was feeling very stiff and my back was really sore. I was glad to just stay home on Monday and recover.

Saturday's and Sunday's: Shadows and Not Fit For Human Consumption. I'm enjoying using the Uni-ball pens with watercolor. The pen marks repel watercolor if you paint over it.

Monday's and Tuesday's: Self Portrait - Reflection in Black Glass (I was using my phone as a mirror - just a black screen) and Leaves.

Today's: Sprig.

peaceful_sands posting in

bitesizedcleaning

We're a bit further into the second week of June than I intended but work days are long and relaxation time to post (or do my own bite-sizing) is brief. The focus this week is to turn attention to the nooks and crannies in the kitchen - is there a little used cupboard or drawer or maybe even just a shelf or windowsill that needs a bit of a clean and clear? Or maybe it's a time to clean the filter in above your stove if you had one or to clean the kettle or dishwasher out. Remember the job doesn't need to be huge, it just needs to be in one of those that get missed in the big clean, that little spot you always think 'I'll catch that later/next time'.

Enjoy what's left of your week.

ysabetwordsmith

Firefly species discovered after 90-year absence: 'Even when things seem lost, they can still find their way back'

Tan soon realized that he was looking at a Pteroptyx gombakia, or a Gombak bent-winged firefly. The discovery marked the first time that the species had been identified in 90 years — and the first live sighting of the species, ever.

Yay, fireflies!

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