Today’s Walk in the Word

Do not judge, or you too will be judged.                              —Matthew 7:1 There are at least two reasons we should take a pass on judging others. First, we don’t know enough to judge. Unless we have all the facts (which we never […]

Be strong, and let your heart take courage.                                 —Psalm 31:24 Charles Swindoll wrote these words about courage: “Courage is not limited to the battlefield or the Indianapolis 500 or bravely catching a thief in your house. The real tests […]

[Be careful] how you live— not as unwise but as wise.        —Ephesians 5:15 Augustine wrote: “Wisdom has two beautiful daughters. Their names are Anger and Courage; anger at the way things are, and courage to see that they do not remain as they are.” You know the first daughter, because you’re angry […]

The Lord is close to the brokenhearted.                               —Psalm 34:8 Are you in a chokehold by a problem that seems to have no remedy? I am unaware of the personal burdens of most of my readers, but am aware that most […]

He who began a good work in you will bring it to completion.         —Philippians 1:6 The day after my high school graduation, two pals and I took a 185-mile trip from Midland, Texas, to the McDonald Observatory in the Davis Mountains. As we drove up the mountain in my old thirdhand […]

Not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these.             —Matthew 6:29 On July 25, 2010, the corpse flower (it emits the stench of rotting flesh) came into bloom at the Houston Museum of Natural Science—only the twenty-ninth time that had happened in the United States. […]

Mercy triumphs over judgment.                   —James 2:13 In the big leagues, a .350 batting average is a big deal. If a player can hit at that level for a few seasons, he’s a good bet for the Hall of Fame. But wait! That impressive statistic means that […]

My grace is sufficient for you. —2 Corinthians 12:9 Past Looking back, the thought that comes to mind is LIFE IS SHORT. The Bible repeatedly reminds us of life’s brevity: it’s like a mist that appears for a little time and then vanishes; like a passing shadow; like grass and flowers that wither and fade. […]

Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.                —Hebrews 13:8 You live in a world of constant change. Marriage changes, for better or for worse. Children change. In Fiddler on the Roof, Tevye sings: “Is this the little girl I carried, is this the little boy […]

Should we accept only good from God and not adversity?      —Job 2:10 The tormenting question that assaults the mother who loses her baby, the wife who learns of her husband’s infidelity, and the father whose teenage son takes his life is, “Why?” In a single day, Job received word that his livestock had […]