Today’s Walk in the Word

We put our hope in the Lord; He is our help and our shield.             —Psalm 33:20 Hope is the vaccine that inoculates us against the virus of despair. It puts us beyond the reach of those who would subjugate us with abuse of position and power. Christianity entered the […]

Take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.     —2 Corinthians 10:5 “We become what we think about. A man’s life is what his thoughts make of it.” —Marcus Aurelius “You are today where your thoughts have brought you; you will be tomorrow where your thoughts take you.” —James Allen “Thought is […]

Be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord.         —Psalm 27:14 Is patience an ingredient in your prayers? Waiting may not be your long suit. Most of us want an immediate response when we pray. But there are two things that only God knows: the right answer and the right […]

Listen to advice and accept instruction, and in the end you will be wise.             —Proverbs 19:20 Listening to advice leads to wisdom. And wisdom leads to listening to advice. Not that all advice is good: “Happy are those who do not follow the advice of the wicked” (Ps 1:1). […]

Happy are those who find wisdom and those who gain understanding.                   —Proverbs 3:13 Here are a couple of proverbs for your perusal today. Proverbs 4:23 “Be careful how you think; your life is shaped by your thoughts” (TEV). Today won’t leave you as it found you. […]

Blessed are those whose strength is in [God].    —Psalm 84:5 Catastrophe tends to shape us. World War II disrupted life as America had known it: sugar and tires were rationed, and speed limits were imposed to reduce gasoline usage. Death notices of war casualties escalated daily. It was a painful time. Even so, the […]

The Lord is with me; he is my helper.                               —Psalm 118:7 Have you ever been lost? I don’t mean damned-and-doomed lost—I mean lost because you took a wrong turn and ended up in the wrong place. Are you there now? […]

Whoever is kind to the poor lends to the Lord. —Proverbs 19:17 Wendy keeps bottled water and peanut butter crackers in her car to give to down-and-outers who stroll the medians at major intersections holding up cardboard signs: Hungry; Laid Off; Will Work for Food. Wendy isn’t comfortable shelling out cash to strangers, fearful of […]

Those who trust in themselves are fools. —Proverbs 28:26 The farmer hit pay dirt with a bumper crop and laid out a plan to protect his fortune and live a long life of leisure and luxury. His game was ownership, not stewardship. His security wasn’t in God but in wealth. He thought his bank account […]

Is anything worth more than your soul?                                    —Mark 8:37 October 22, 2019, was the first day of the World Series between the Houston Astros and the Washington Nationals. The games weren’t Friday Night Lights for low-income families—the average […]