Today’s Walk in the Word

Trust in the Lord with all your heart.                       —Proverbs 3:5 It isn’t easy to trust God when you’re up to your eyeballs in problems you don’t understand. But that’s what trust is—confidence in God’s love and sovereignty when your own understanding is murky. Trust […]

Bringing many sons and daughters to glory.                                —Hebrews 2:10 Limping ashore after decades at sea, the weathered sea dog was assaulted by the taunt: “You don’t have much to show for all those years, do you?” “No, not much,” said […]

Those who believe in me, even though they die, will live again.                           —John 11:25 Several of my friends have lost a companion in recent months. The parting is painful. But as much as it hurts, every day of missing your dearest on […]

Do you still not understand?                  —Mark 8:21 For a couple of days, we’re looking at a dozen questions Jesus asked. Six of them were posted yesterday; the other six today. When you read Jesus’ questions as if they were addressed directly to you, you get in this-is-about-me-and-Jesus-in-the-here-and-now […]

Why is my language not clear to you?                              —John 8:43 Jesus asked a lot of questions. I’ve chosen a dozen of them for your perusal. I’m presenting six of them today and will post the rest tomorrow. Imagine Jesus looking you […]

Death has been swallowed up in victory. —1 Corinthians 15:54 Of all the days on our calendar, there is no day like Easter to irradiate our hearts with certainty that death has been swallowed up in victory. The undeniable fact of Jesus’ resurrection infuses us with the assurance of ours as well. “Because I live, […]

Offer your bodies as a living sacrifice.                          —Romans 12:1 Mark Twain said, “The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why.” Why are you here? What is the purpose of your […]

Commit your way to the Lord; trust in him, and he will act.               —Psalm 37:5 Remember that tête-à-tête between Alice and Cheshire Cat in Alice in Wonderland? Alice: “Would you tell me please, which way I ought to go from here?” Cat: “That depends a good deal on […]

I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink.         —Matthew 25:35 Discipleship isn’t a big, flashy production. It’s played out in little things, thoughtful things, loving things—a note, a phone call, doing lunch with someone who needs to talk and a non-judgmental friend to listen. It’s found in simple Bible […]

Let your light shine before others.                  —Matthew 5:16 I left my credit card on the table at the restaurant where I dined last night. As I drove back to retrieve it, I thought about other things I had left behind. I left more than my credit card—I […]