Today’s Walk in the Word

[Phoebe] has been a great help to many people, including me.            —Romans 16:2 Memory is something everyone has—but not something that everyone uses the same way. For some, it’s contaminating—and for some, it’s cleansing. As this year comes to an end, give your memory a good scrubbing. Replace bad memories […]

They will call him Immanuel— which means, “God with us.”          —Matthew 1:23 What a night! It was the night the world had been waiting for since God vowed that the seed of woman would crush Satan (Gn 3:15). And since he promised Abraham that in his lineage would be one who […]

The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us.                      —John 1:14 “His word is his bond.” “If she says it, you can depend on it.” These idioms declare that you can count on the person to be truthful—that there is no need to have […]

Be careful that you do not forget the Lord.                    —Deuteronomy 6:12 The Christmas season tends to value getting above gratitude. So Maxine, a mother of three, came up with a Red-Bow plan. She placed red bows on light switches and water faucets, the washing machine and […]

If anyone adds to these things, God will add to him the plagues that are written in this book.                   —Revelation 22:18 When the White House was being refurbished in the early 1900s, workers were cleaning two large entrance doors that had been repeatedly repainted. In readying […]

Trust in the Lord with all your heart.                        —Proverbs 3:5 Shammua. Shaphat. Igal. Palti. Gaddiel. Gaddi. Ammiel. Sethur. Nahbi. Geuel. Recognize those names? How about these? Joshua. Caleb. I’m guessing you’re fuzzy on the first group but well-acquainted with the second. Put them all […]

You will forget the Lord your God.            —Deuteronomy 8:14 God pelted Pharaoh with plagues until he released the Israelite slaves. That was just the beginning of God’s blessings for Israel. He orchestrated their Red Sea escape, protected them from enemies, provided them with food and water, and with clothes that […]

He has given each one of us a special gift.                             —Ephesians 4:7 Alpheus Hardy (1815-1887) had his heart set on becoming a minister. The greatest disappointment of his life was that he couldn’t go to college due to failing health. It […]

As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another.             —Proverbs 27:17 Jesus attached value to pairs: camaraderie, companionship, support. “Calling the Twelve to him, [Jesus] sent them out two by two” (Mk 6:7). Speaking for the twelve, Peter said to Jesus, “We have left everything to follow you” (Mt […]

When I surveyed . . . what I had toiled to achieve, everything was meaningless.          —Ecclesiastes 2:11 He was seemingly indefatigable: up and at ’em before dawn and still going strong long after dusk. He was a whiz at business—and an infrequent presence at home. “I’m selling out and retiring,” he […]