NOTE: There are no journals on the new version of the ODB app. To post and view journals, you will need to sign into your account online at odb.org. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. 


You must be logged into an account to save bookmarks and journals. These two features are not available on all resources. Please see the chart below to determine what is available on each resource and platform for that resource.




ODBM App
ODBM Website
Discovery Series
Bookmarks
✔️
✔️
✔️ (Called Favorites)
Journals
❌
✔️
✔️



If you have created bookmarks and journals on the old app that are not associated with an online account they will not be able to be retrieved. Our apologies for any frustration and inconvenience this causes.


For help creating an account click here.


TABLE OF CONTENTS


What are bookmarks and journals?

Bookmarks and Journals are a great tool to remember devotional readings that stood out to you or gave you food for thought. 

A bookmark is simply saving an devotional that you'd like to come back to later, similar to a bookmark on a web browser. 

A journal is a text-entry where you can record your thoughts and responses to a specific devotional. 


Bookmarks and journals can be created for both Our Daily Bread. While journals can only be created on the websites, ODB has an app where bookmarks are able to be created.   This article will teach you how to navigate to the bookmarks and journals on both platforms for both devotionals.


How do I create Bookmarks and/or Journals?

ODB App


There are no journals on the new version of the ODB app. To post and view journals, you will need to sign into your account online. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. 


To create a bookmark on the ODB app select the bookmark icon next to the devotional title on the home page or within the reading. 




The Bookmark icon will fill in when the bookmark has been saved.


ODB.org


To create a Bookmark on ODB.org:


At the top of the page, underneath the daily photo and next to the audio player, there is a Bookmark icon that says BOOKMARK next to it.


Click on the icon to save the Bookmark. The Bookmark icon will fill in with a checkmark when the Bookmark is saved.


To create a Journal on ODB.org:


Click on the Journal icon in the menu next to the text of the devotional.



Be sure to click SAVE when you are done.


Discovery Series

There are no bookmarks on the Discovery Series site. However, there are favorites and you can select the "Heart" icon to save an article to your favorites.


To create a journal on discoveryseries.org, when you have opened a resource that you would like to record reflections about, click on the pencil icon at the top of the page to start a journal entry:



Be sure to click SAVE when you are done recording your thoughts.


Where do I find my Bookmarks and Journals?

ODB App


There are no journals on the ODB App in the current iteration. If you made journals in previous versions, please go to odb.org and log into your account to see all your journals. If you were not logged into an account, unfortunately, that information has been lost. 


To find Bookmarks on the ODB app:


Open the app and tap the "MORE" option :



Tap "BOOKMARKS" to view your saved bookmarks.



ODB.org

Sign In to your odb.org account. When you are signed in, click on your username to reveal a drop down menu. Click on My Account.


On your Account page, you can click on Bookmarks or Journals to view your saved data.




Discovery Series


To access your saved journal entries on discoveryseries.org, hover over your username in the top right corner to reveal a drop down menu. The first option on the menu is Journal, the third option is My Library (to access your favorites). Select the option you wish to see.



You will land on a page containing all of your journal entries you have created, along with the resources they correspond with.