Today’s Walk in the Word

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 […]

You are the salt of the earth.             —Matthew 5:13 Albert made provisions to have his funeral in a Pub in Buffalo, New York, where he bent the elbow every night for the last twenty years of his life. Even though Albert perched on the same barstool every night for […]

A servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ.                                     —James 1:1 Servant. That’s probably not the first word you want on your Résumé if you’re hoping to be the CEO. But James would have been pleased […]

Do not neglect your gift.       —1 Timothy 4:14 Rich Karlgaard, former publisher of Forbes magazine, wrote an editorial titled Money and Meaning. “Money is nice,” he said. “It can buy us time. It can strip away worry. But in the final analysis what makes us happy or regretful is not only money […]

We have different gifts, according to the grace given us.              —Romans 12:6 I was introduced to a man who climbed 500-foot transmitting towers to inspect antennas for a religious radio station in the Caribbean. When asked to speak to a group of missionaries, he refused, saying his legs turned […]

Do to others what you would have them do to you.        —Matthew 7:12 Confucius put the Golden Rule in negative form: “Do not to others what you would not wish done to yourself.” So did Rabbi Hillel. Asked by a prospective convert to state the whole law while he stood on one […]

Take up the shield of faith.        —Ephesians 6:16 Heroic Bible characters don’t all look alike: some are Jews, others Gentiles; some rich, others poor; some educated, others illiterate; some men, others women. But there is one similarity; they all carry the same shield—across it is written the word “Faith.” The reason Jeremiah […]

Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.                  —Galatians 3:6 God promised Abraham that his descendants would be as numerous as the stars. That promise seemed impossible of fulfillment, for it was made when Abraham had no children and no prospect of any. He […]

The love of money is a root of all kinds of evil.                                       —1 Timothy 6:10 Those who have amassed fortunes are frequent targets of criticism by those who haven’t. I know some wealthy people who are […]

Be careful how you listen.           —Mark 4:24 Ross Gay is a poet who teaches writing at Indiana University and does numerous public readings throughout the U.S. Passing through airport security, the screener asked him where he was going. “Going to Syracuse to read poems,” Ross said. “You must be good […]