Today’s Walk in the Word

Remind me that my days are numbered.                              —Psalm 39:4 This week we’ve been looking at some questions we should ask. Here’s our last one. Question #5: Is it okay to say no? It’s hard to say no to invitations, requests, demands. […]

Cast your burden on the Lord, and he will sustain you.           —Psalm 55:22 Here’s the fourth post about some questions we should ask. Question #4: Is this something I should let go? Sometimes things go sideways, and you get mistreated and wounded. It’s not fair. It’s not your fault. But […]

Be kind and compassionate to one another.                               —Ephesians 4:32 We continue this week’s posts with questions we will be wise to ask ourselves. Question #3: Is this the kind thing to do? When Jeff Bezos was a teenager, he came […]

God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control.                      —2 Timothy 1:7 This week we’re looking at some important questions to ask ourselves. Question #2: Is this in my control? You can save yourself a lot of agitation by […]

Refrain from anger and turn away from wrath.                                              —Psalm 37:8 Voltaire said the way to judge a person is by the questions they ask. That, it seems to me, is especially true of […]

We are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works.                 —Ephesians 2:10 In 2010 a Stradivarius violin, handcrafted by Antonio Stradivari in 1697, sucked the breath out of an auction crowd with a top bid of $3,600,000. Antonio allegedly said the God could not make […]

I will question you, and you shall answer me.                                          —Job 38:3 Job lost it all: his wealth, his family, and his health. Our problems, compared to his, are south of Elementary—more like Pre-K. Job complained. […]

Father, into your hands I commit my spirit.                                   —Luke 23:46 “Now I lay me down to sleep, I pray the Lord my soul to keep.” This bedtime prayer has gurgled from the lisping lips of millions of children […]

How many are your works, O Lord!                       —Psalm 104:24 When you see the word Free, you’re skeptical—where’s the small print? God dispenses lots of free resources. No strings. I sit on my patio and watch a panorama of sky, clouds, grass, trees, and flowers. […]

I will praise You because I have been remarkably and wonderfully made.                   —Psalm 139:14 Dr. DeAnnah Byrd was having a God-moment. Her eyelid had quickly slammed shut, protecting her from injury, just before a projectile hit her eye. She texted me: “We overlook many things in […]