Today’s Walk in the Word

My grace is sufficient for you. —2 Corinthians 12:9 Past Looking back, the thought that comes to mind is LIFE IS SHORT. The Bible repeatedly reminds us of life’s brevity: it’s like a mist that appears for a little time and then vanishes; like a passing shadow; like grass and flowers that wither and fade. […]

Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.                —Hebrews 13:8 You live in a world of constant change. Marriage changes, for better or for worse. Children change. In Fiddler on the Roof, Tevye sings: “Is this the little girl I carried, is this the little boy […]

Should we accept only good from God and not adversity?      —Job 2:10 The tormenting question that assaults the mother who loses her baby, the wife who learns of her husband’s infidelity, and the father whose teenage son takes his life is, “Why?” In a single day, Job received word that his livestock had […]

No one can serve two masters.                —Matthew 6:24 Satan hasn’t met much resistance in enticing humans to kneel at the shrine of possessions. Unless we’re careful, our self-image is linked to our assets. So is our evaluation of others. We tend to measure their worth by their possessions: […]

The ear of the wise seeks knowledge.                      —Proverbs 18:15 Some random maxims from my random reading. (4 of 4) If we don’t give something back it makes a mockery of all we’ve been given. —Anna Quindlen Whining isn’t going to change anything. —Maya Angelou The […]

Look carefully how you walk, not as unwise but as wise.        —Ephesians 5:15 Some random maxims from my random reading. (3 of 4) There are two kinds of people in the world—those who are always getting ready to do something, and those who go ahead and do it. —Elbert Hubbard He who […]

Listen to advice and accept instruction.                          —Proverbs 19:20 Some random maxims from my random reading. (2 of 4) In matters of conscience, the law of the majority has no place. —Mahatma Gandhi Man considers the actions, but God weighs the intentions. —Thomas à […]

Blessed are those who find wisdom. —Proverbs 3:13 I copy statements I read that inspire me, encourage me, and educate me. May I share a few of them with you in the next four days? (1 of 4) Progress always means change, but change does not always mean progress. —Unknown Civilization is a limitless multiplication […]

[Return] to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.                   —Isaiah 55:7 Dave Short’s sermon on the Hosea story was beautiful. That good man’s concluding compassionate words were touching: “Come home. Come home.” I drove away that morning thinking of the long-range impact his message is destined […]

Give thanks in all circumstances.           —1 Thessalonians 5:18 Paul’s injunction to “give thanks in all circumstances” is met with a great deal of spiritual indigestion. How in the world can we do that? Note the preposition: give thanks “in” all circumstances, not “for” all circumstances. As I write these words, […]