Today’s Walk in the Word

Set an example for the believers.                   —1 Timothy 4:12 “Some Assembly Required.” Those three words strike terror into the psyche of the all thumbs me. The pictures on the carton don’t match the parts in the box. Pieces are missing. Following the instructions—assuming they were included—would […]

[Mortals] are like a breath; their days are like a passing shadow.                        —Psalm 144:4 A couple of hundred years from now, historians will look back at this year with as much fascination as we look back on the world of George Washington or Bonnie […]

I am doing a new thing.      —Isaiah 43:19 We have moved out of the old year and into the new—a time of emancipation from the past and an embracing of the present. It is, of course, artificial. Looking at a circle, you can’t know the point of its beginning or ending. Nor is […]

Do not dwell on the past.            —Isaiah 43:18 Russell was a man of sweet temperament and serene disposition. Asked how he maintained such calmness, he said, “When I shut the door, I shut the door.” “For many years,” he said, “I worried myself sick. It was absurd. Why had I […]

[You] have left undone the weightier matters.                                —Matthew 23:23 When we come to the close of a year, we often come up with a few give-this-up resolutions: I resolve to quit this; I resolve not to do that. That’s good. […]

We too may live a new life.              —Romans 6:4 We all say “Amen” to Louisa Fletcher’s poem: I wish that there were some wonderful place Called the Land of Beginning Again, Where all our mistakes and all our heartaches| And all of our poor selfish grief Could be dropped […]

The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid.                               —Hebrews 13:6 Two things are essential to your success and happiness: First, let go of the past. Nothing you do can change it. You may have been through some rough […]

[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 […]