Today’s Walk in the Word

A good name is more desirable than great riches.         —Proverbs 22:1 Charles Ponzi’s fraudulent investment ploy became known as a “Ponzi scheme.” Investor money snowballed on Ponzi’s promise of a 100 percent profit within ninety days. He used money from new investors to pay previous ones. When the ruse collapsed, victims […]

God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, “Abba! Father!”                     —Galatians 4:6 Members of President John Kennedy’s cabinet were seated around his desk, discussing weighty matters. A photographer’s camera caught the image of two-year-old John-John crawling under the desk at his […]

What can mere mortals do to me?                   —Hebrews 13:6 On October 30, 1974, Muhammad Ali and world heavyweight champion George Foreman stepped into the ring in Kanshasa, Zaire, for the fight dubbed “Rumble in the Jungle.” Foreman’s strategy was to come on fast and take Ali […]

What joy for those whose disobedience is forgiven.         —Romans 4:7 In Billy Buckner’s twenty-two season major league baseball career, he put up impressive stats: 174 home runs, career batting average of .289, and near-perfect .991 fielding percentage. But the one thing Buckner is remembered for is letting a grounder roll between […]

If we have food and clothes, that should be enough.        —1 Timothy 6:8 Authors Kurt Vonnegut (Slaughterhouse-Five) and Joseph Heller (Catch-22) were guests at a high-dollar party at the palatial New York home of a billionaire host. Vonnegut began to needle Heller. “Joe, how does it make you feel to know that […]

Your prayer has been heard.                   —Luke 1:13 “Your prayer has been heard,” said the angel. What prayer? Zechariah had to be reminded: “Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son.” He hadn’t prayed for a son since he and Elizabeth were newlyweds. Now they were old. […]

Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good.                   —1 Chronicles 16:34 I enjoy this festive season. Thanksgiving is a reminder of how blessed we are, a remembrance that God is the Great Giver. And Christmas inspires us to be givers also. The season nudges us […]

Give thanks to the Lord.    —1 Chronicles 16:8 On September 6, 1620, the Mayflower set sail from Plymouth, England, with 102 passengers. “God sifted out a hundred and two seeds from the civilization of Europe to plant a new nation on these shores,” wrote Longfellow. A year later, forty-nine of the 102 were dead—victims […]

How great are your works, O Lord.                     —Psalm 92:5 Dear God, I thank you often for obvious blessings: family, friends, and food. But there are many favors I take for granted; I fail to thank because I fail to think. I rarely thank you for […]

Give thanks to God the Father for everything.                                   —Ephesians 5:20 Dr. Robert Emmons, a psychology professor at the University of California, Davis, and author of The Little Book of Gratitude: Create a Life of Happiness and Well-Being by […]