Today’s Walk in the Word

[O]ut of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks.    —Matthew 12:34 The debate had been acrimonious. Each candidate was now instructed to make a two-minute uninterrupted closing statement. The first had barely begun when he was interrupted by his angry opponent screaming inflammatory accusations. The speaker who had the floor calmly waited for […]

I will rejoice in the Lord, I will be joyful in God my Savior.        —Habakkuk 3:18 How’s your day going? Helen’s wasn’t going well. She lived in a nice house, drove a nice car, and wore nice clothes. The good in her life far outweighed the bad, but she was in a […]

Every good and perfect gift is from above.  —James 1:17 Seventeenth-century British poet George Herbert, in his poem Gratefulness, wrote: “Thou that hast given so much to me, give one thing more: a grateful heart.” Is a grateful heart a missing ingredient in your life? The solution is easy: intentional awareness of the blessings God […]

The integrity of the upright guides them.                   —Proverbs 11:3 Bobby Jones is on every Who’s Who list of the greatest golfers in history: winner of thirteen major championships, and the only player to win the Grand Slam (all four major tournaments) in the same calendar year […]

In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins.           —Ephesians 1:7 Alicia cried when she browsed the bill for her medical treatment. Payment was impossible. She nervously called the doctor’s office, explained her family’s financial status, and requested an installment-payment plan. After leaving her on hold for […]

God exalted him . . . and gave him the name that is above every name.               —Philippians 2:9 Elvis, Cher, Oprah: celebrities so well-known they are recognized by a single name. But there is one name that is exalted above every other: Jesus. His earthly parents were told […]

[M]y words will never pass away.              —Matthew 24:35 Jeff Jacoby, a columnist for the Boston Globe, wrote a piece about the “uncanny ability of experts to get things hopelessly, cataclysmically wrong.” Here are a couple of examples: (1) In 1928 Henry Ford said, “People are becoming too intelligent ever […]

[G]odliness with contentment is great gain.                              —1 Timothy 6:6 According to a Houston Chronicle column (10/25/17), Albert Einstein, arriving in Tokyo in 1922, didn’t have any “tip” money. So the Nobel-winning scientist scribbled a note and gave it to the bellhop, […]

Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good. —Psalm 107:1 Early this morning I gazed for several minutes at a portrait of my late father. Today would have been his 112th birthday. I stood there thinking about him and thanking God for him. I owe him much . . . and much to my […]

The unfolding of your words gives light.                      —Psalm 119:130 It’s been said that if you live with a lame man, before long you will walk with a limp. Clubs, clans, and cliques prove that people become like those they hang out with. The same is […]