Today’s Walk in the Word

Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart        —Colossians 3:23 The people of Noah’s day were consumed with worldly affairs: eating, drinking, marrying; but comatose regarding eternal matters. Same in the days of Lot: buying and selling, planting and building (Lk 17:27, 28). Absorbed with earthly business; indifferent to heavenly […]

Our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all.                          —2 Corinthians 4:17 “In this world you will have trouble,” Jesus said (Jn 16:33). Illness will sink its fangs in you or in someone you love. […]

We are the clay, you are the potter.                —Isaiah 64:8 When God made you, I have a hunch he looked you over and thought, “I’ve never made one like that before . . . and I never will again. Isn’t she beautiful?” Then he put you here on […]

A poor widow came and put in two very small copper coins.                 —Mark 12:42 The story of the widow’s mite kindles feelings of guilt. But don’t read more into it than is there. Jesus warned about the dangers of wealth, but only once told someone to sell […]

Jesus . . . watched the crowd putting their money into the temple treasury.                        —Mark 12:41 Dr. John Broadus, renowned preacher in the last half of the 19th century, vacated his pulpit one Sunday as the collection was being taken and joined those who […]

She . . . put in everything— all she had to live on.       —Mark 12:44 This was Jesus’ last trip to the Temple. And this was his last observation in the Temple: He “watched the crowd putting their money into the temple treasury.” And these were his last words in the Temple: […]

Does he not see my ways and count my every step?             —Job 31:4 On Monday, May 23, 2016, Patty Ris was eating lunch at Deupree House, a senior living community in Cincinnati. Suddenly she choked and couldn’t breathe. A ninety-six-year-old resident seated beside her knew what to do—he administered […]

Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.        —1 Peter 5:7 You need faith on steroids—trust strong enough to know that while he may not always deliver you from storms, he will always be with you through storms. The squall triggered two questions . . . The disciples’ question […]

The wind died down and it was completely calm.                                   —Mark 4:39 “Don’t you care if we drown?” Jesus’ disciples howled. “He got up, rebuked the wind and said to the waves, ‘Quiet! Be still!’ Then the wind died […]

They took him along . . . in the boat.                            —Mark 4:36 You’ve prayed for help, but received no answer. God seems unaware. Unconcerned. Asleep. His seeming indifference has you stressed out. You could understand it if you were a bad person, […]