Today’s Walk in the Word

As surely as the sun rises, he will appear.                              —Hosea 6:3 “The soul of many a man has its eastward aspect,” wrote F.W. Boreham. Boreham explained that most people experience long, dreary nights in life. And when they do, they turn […]

They did not know what he was talking about.                                        —Luke 18:34 When Jesus said that he would suffer and die in Jerusalem, Peter responded, “Never, Lord! This shall never happen to you” (Mt 16:21–22). Jesus repeatedly […]

You are the body of Christ, and each one of you is a part of it.           —1 Corinthians 12:27 The cashier in the convenience store heard the kid speaking on his phone. “Sir, could you use an honest, hardworking young man to work for you?” Then heard him say, “Oh, […]

Forgetting what is behind.       —Philippians 3:13 A nothing-but-net three-pointer. A fingertip touchdown catch. Don’t fret if you missed seeing the play. It’ll be back—again and again on instant replay. You know what instant replay is like, don’t you? You blurted hurtful words in anger. You gave in to temptation. If you had […]

Whoever walks in integrity walks securely. —Proverbs 10:9 Joseph had character. Whether supervising workers, handling large amounts of money, or overseeing the house of temptress Mrs. Potiphar, Joseph could be trusted. Daniel had character. Jealous co-administrators “tried to find grounds for charges against him in his conduct of government affairs, but they were unable to […]

If we are thrown into the blazing furnace, the God we serve is able to save us from it.                                —Daniel 3:17 Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego knew that God was able to save them but didn’t know if he would. “But […]

What good is it for someone to gain the whole world, yet forfeit their soul?                                      —Mark 8:36 The day Frederick Buechner graduated from Princeton, a fellow student asked each graduate, “What are you going to do now?” […]

[God’s mercies] are new every morning.                    —Lamentations 3:23 Evil favors the night. Violence, vice, and vandalism are rampant; crime is planned, and corruption is planted. A bunch of bad stuff happens while you sleep. But that’s not all that goes on through the night. God, who […]

You have searched me, Lord, and you know me.    —Psalm 139:1 The Green Hornet was a radio show created in 1936 about a fictional crime fighter who had uncanny insight. He saw things no one else saw. I had a friend who was a Green Hornet fan. When he asked a difficult question, and […]

This I call to mind, and therefore I have hope.    —Lamentations 3:21 The song, The Way We Were, begins with the words, “Memories light the corners of my mind.” Three thoughts about memories: Some memories need to be forgotten. “[God] blots out your transgressions . . . and remembers your sins no more” (Isa […]