Today’s Walk in the Word

Keep your tongue from evil.             —Psalm 34:13 Paul called them depraved and named their sins: evil, greed, depravity, envy, murder, strife, deceit, and malice. Then added gossip and slander (Rom. 1:29, 30). Gossip is in bad company. Today let’s declare war on gossip. It won’t be easy, for “there […]

Do not go about spreading slander.               —Leviticus 19:16 Alfred Hitchcock was a mischievous prankster. One of his favorite monkeyshines was to step out of a crowded elevator shaking his head and saying, “I didn’t know the gun was loaded.” The door would slide closed behind him, leaving an […]

They are not busy; they are busybodies.                    —2 Thessalonians 3:11 “Peter, there’s something I want you to do after I’m gone,” said Jesus: “Feed my lambs; take care of my sheep.” “But Lord, what about him?” Peter asked, pointing at John. “That’s none of your business,” […]

Each one should use whatever gift he has received.                —1 Peter 4:10 Rich Karlgaard is Publisher of FORBES magazine. Since FORBES is primarily a money periodical, Karlgaard’s Money and Meaning editorial probably caught most readers off guard. “Money is nice,” he began … “But in the final analysis […]

The love of money is a root of all kinds of evil.                         —1 Timothy 6:10 From his London suite Robert Maxwell took the elevator to the roof, where he stepped into his helicopter that whisked him to his pad at the airport. His […]

They urgently pleaded … for the privilege of sharing.     —2 Corinthians 8:4 Armed only with courage and a dream, Booker T. Washington took a little school in a henhouse and built it into the multi-million dollar Tuskegee Institute, the first American college for those of his race. In his autobiography Washington said that […]

Clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience.                         —Colossians 3:12 How do you see yourself? How do others see you? If your personality traits—as seen by others—were described in single words what would those words be? Compassionate or Cold? Positive or Negative? […]

You are a chosen people … a people belonging to God.           —1 Peter 2:9 Reject the false notion that what you do in your corner of the world makes no difference. The world is shaped not only by the flashy achievements of the powerful and well-known, but also by the […]

This poor widow has put more into the treasury than all the others.                    —Mark 12:43 It’s difficult to live in a time and place that gives top billing to financial security without getting caught up in it. Jesus’ words make us squirm: “Don’t worry at all […]

What must I do to inherit eternal life?                        —Mark 10:17 That was his question: “What must I do to inherit eternal life?” Jesus answered: “Do not murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not give false testimony, do not defraud, honor your […]