Today’s Walk in the Word

Whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life.                              —John 5:24 Do you remember GM’s early boast that they had built a “safety car” that would keep an occupant from being killed in a 100-mph crash? I […]

The world and its desires pass away, but whoever does the will of God lives forever.                           —1 John 2:17 Today’s news will hype politicians who puff and pontificate and financial tycoons who compete for power and prominence. Most of these chest pounders […]

Listen to your father’s instruction and do not forsake your mother’s teaching.                           —Proverbs 1:8 This morning, I gazed at a 125-year-old photograph on my bedroom bookcase—my paternal grandmother. Twenty-eight steps away, in my home office, I stared at a picture of my […]

Life does not consist in the abundance of possessions.             —Luke 12:15 “Why is it,” asked Harvey Firestone in his autobiography, “that a man, just as soon as he gets enough money, builds a house much bigger than he needs? I built a house at Akron many times larger than […]

Into your hands I commit my spirit.                        —Luke 23:46 A Roman army officer told Jesus he had a servant who was suffering terribly. “I will go and heal him,” Jesus said. “Lord,” the officer responded, “I am not worthy to have you come under […]

If we have food and clothing, we will be content with that.           —1 Timothy 6:8 In my neck of the woods, many voters rate crime as the number one issue that concerns them. Even if we could afford it, most of us would be reluctant to own a watch that’s […]

Surely the Lord is in this place, and I was not aware of it. —Genesis 28:16 I’ve had very few health issues that I’m aware of. I wonder how often God has healed when I was unaware. I’ve had very few close calls that I’m aware of. I wonder how many I’ve had of which […]

Be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord.        —Psalm 27:14 Every morning, I join my prayers to those of some acquaintances who are living through difficult days. Our prayers sometimes seem to go unanswered for reasons unknown to me or them. “I cry out to you, O God, but you […]

How can I repay the Lord for all his goodness to me?            —Psalm 116:12 Do you ever talk to yourself? David did. He was in a reflective mood: “The Lord has been good to me,” he said. So he asked himself, “How can I repay the Lord for all his […]

Struck down, but not destroyed.             —2 Corinthians 4:9 Disappointment and despair can come at you with hurricane force. If you’ve been through such a storm or are in one now, you know how overwhelming it can be. And even if today’s sky is clear, you’ve been around long enough […]