Today’s Walk in the Word

The ear of the wise seeks knowledge.                      —Proverbs 18:15 Some random maxims from my random reading. (4 of 4) If we don’t give something back it makes a mockery of all we’ve been given. —Anna Quindlen Whining isn’t going to change anything. —Maya Angelou The […]

Look carefully how you walk, not as unwise but as wise.        —Ephesians 5:15 Some random maxims from my random reading. (3 of 4) There are two kinds of people in the world—those who are always getting ready to do something, and those who go ahead and do it. —Elbert Hubbard He who […]

Listen to advice and accept instruction.                          —Proverbs 19:20 Some random maxims from my random reading. (2 of 4) In matters of conscience, the law of the majority has no place. —Mahatma Gandhi Man considers the actions, but God weighs the intentions. —Thomas à […]

Blessed are those who find wisdom. —Proverbs 3:13 I copy statements I read that inspire me, encourage me, and educate me. May I share a few of them with you in the next four days? (1 of 4) Progress always means change, but change does not always mean progress. —Unknown Civilization is a limitless multiplication […]

[Return] to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.                   —Isaiah 55:7 Dave Short’s sermon on the Hosea story was beautiful. That good man’s concluding compassionate words were touching: “Come home. Come home.” I drove away that morning thinking of the long-range impact his message is destined […]

Give thanks in all circumstances.           —1 Thessalonians 5:18 Paul’s injunction to “give thanks in all circumstances” is met with a great deal of spiritual indigestion. How in the world can we do that? Note the preposition: give thanks “in” all circumstances, not “for” all circumstances. As I write these words, […]

We fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen.   —2 Corinthians 4:18 “Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. So we fix our […]

God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son.                    —John 3:16 The measure of love is how much it gives. Paul contends that God’s supreme love gift of his Son is the guarantee of all other gifts: “He who did not spare […]

We are [God’s] workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works.                  —Ephesians 2:10 The late Dr. Norvel Young often told people, “You’re doing more good than you know.” My friend Allen Isbell, who preaches for the Broadway church in Galveston, recently cited Young’s statement, saying he thought […]

God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control.                   —2 Timothy 1:7 Self-control. You can’t succeed without it. No athlete consistently wins without it. No musician achieves excellence without it. No weight-loss program is maintained without it. No exercise regimen […]