Today’s Walk in the Word
Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might. —Ecclesiastes 9:10 Author John Erskine’s music teacher counseled him to grab a few minutes of practice whenever he could rather than waiting for big blocks of time. Erskine made it a lifetime habit. He allegedly wrote his best-known work, The Private Life […]
Read MoreAccording to your great compassion blot out my transgressions. —Psalm 51:1 Biblical portraits of its characters are pictured just as they were: no stumble, scar, or sin is airbrushed out. There they are, failing and falling in full view of all future generations. But their get-up-and-get-back-on-track deeds are […]
Read More[God] is able to do immeasurably more than all [you] ask or imagine. —Ephesians 3:20 You are living well when . . . You don’t let a failure define you, refusing to allow “I failed” (an event) to become “I’m a failure” (an identity). You learn from the past […]
Read MoreHe who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion. —Philippians 1:6 You are living well when . . . You embrace today as a new beginning, mindful that yesterday died last night. You control your emotions, understanding that your mood is not determined by circumstances […]
Read MoreTrust in the Lord with all your heart. —Proverbs 3:5 You are living well when . . . You let go of the past, enjoy the present, and face the future with faith. You focus on your responsibilities rather than your rights. You map your […]
Read MoreHer children arise and call her blessed. —Proverbs 31:28 Those of us blessed with a godly mother have in wayward moments wandered off in a prodigal swagger, only to limp back from the far country by the pull of her influence. […]
Read More[God] works out everything in conformity with the purpose of his will. —Ephesians 1:11 Candidates win elections, take office, preen, and flaunt their power—but only briefly. Sooner than they expect, they lose an election and are swept out of office. As J.B. Phillips […]
Read MoreThis poor widow has put more into the treasury than all the others. —Mark 12:43 “Many rich people threw in large amounts [into the temple treasury]. But a poor widow came and put in two very small coins, worth only a fraction of a penny” (Mk 12:41–42). “This poor widow,” […]
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