Today’s Walk in the Word

Today, if you hear his voice, do not harden your heart.           —Hebrews 3:15 Jesus spotted Zacchaeus perched in a tree beside the road in Jericho. The little man had made the climb hoping to get a look at this teacher everyone was talking about. Jesus said, “Zacchaeus, come down immediately. […]

If one part suffers, every part suffers with it.                        —1 Corinthians 12:25 Our world is not just about us; it is also about those close to us—some of whom are fighting private wars, secret hungers, inner poverty. Paul denounced a myopic self-interest and encouraged […]

I came that [you] may have life, and have it abundantly.            —John 10:10 Some wag said, “The only thing in life that is certain is that nothing is certain.” Not true! Here are two things about which I feel certain. Life is a gift from God to be treasured and […]

If you are wise, your wisdom will reward you; if you are a mocker, you alone will suffer.                        —Proverbs 9:12 Consciously avoid negative “Ifs”— If the teacher hadn’t had it in for me . . . If my father had been more attentive . […]

What good is it for someone to gain the whole world, yet forfeit their soul?                                     —Mark 8:36 The day Frederick Buechner graduated from Princeton, a fellow student asked each graduate, “What are you going to do now?” […]

Blessed are those whose transgressions are forgiven.             —Romans 4:7 People thought she was whacko. She claimed that she and Jesus talked one-on-one every night and that he revealed to her the misdeeds of people who thought their sins were secret. Someone told her she should validate these alleged conversations […]

Do to others as you would have them do to you.                                            —Luke 6:31 Sybil was poor and cross-eyed. She wore homemade dresses and thick glasses. The class bully got in her face and said, […]

Your kingdom come, your will be done.                           —Matthew 6:10 “During the days of Jesus’ life on earth, he offered up prayers and petitions with fervent cries and tears to the one who could save him from death” (Heb 5:7). In Gethsemane, Jesus […]

Blessed are those who find wisdom —Proverbs 3:13 Not all wisdom is cut from the same cloth. There is a worldly wisdom that is driven by envy and selfish ambition. “Such ‘wisdom’ . . . is earthly, unspiritual, demonic.” It bears the fruit of “disorder and every evil practice” (Jas 3:14–16). Then there is a […]

Things which are impossible with men are possible with God.                         —Luke 18:27 People that we are sure will never change sometimes do. Every church has a few people in its pews who are a surprise to everyone—even their relatives. Two of the most […]