Today’s Walk in the Word

No immoral, impure or greedy person . . . has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ.                            —Ephesians 5:5 Choosing to live in the ghettos of immorality and impurity instead of in God’s neighborhood can get you booted from the kingdom. But […]

In the same way you judge others, you will be judged.           —Matthew 7:2 In Emily Bronte’s Wuthering Heights, Joseph, a stern, judgmental character, throws Bible bombs of condemnation at people. Nelly describes him as “the wearisomest self-righteous Pharisee that ever ransacked a Bible to rake the promises to himself and […]

Love does not insist on its own way. —1 Corinthians 13:5 Early in their marriage, Garvin wondered how to gauge his wife’s preferences. Was it okay for him to play golf with his friends on Saturdays, or did she want him to reserve the weekends for her? Instead of taking a stab in the dark, […]

The Lord is your protection.               —Psalm 91:9 Five-year-old Levan Merritt fell twenty feet into the gorilla enclosure of the English Channel Jersey Zoo. Horrified onlookers gasped. Jambo, a 353-pound Silverback gorilla, got between the unconscious boy and the other gorillas and began to gently stroke the youngster’s back. […]

A good name is worth more than the finest perfume.      —Ecclesiastes 7:1 Gip Hardin named his newborn son after the renowned cleric John Wesley, the founder of Methodism. But John Wesley Hardin picked a different path than his preacher father had hoped for—he became a notorious outlaw, claiming to have killed forty-two men. […]

Clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience.                                 —Colossians 3:12 The sleazy mindset of vicious thinking is obnoxiously displayed on tabloid covers at the grocery checkout. Refuse to sink to scandal-sheet thinking. “In your hearts do not think […]

We know that he hears us—whatever we ask.                                         —1 John 5:15 Does your mind ever wander when you pray? Mine too. That’s when we mentally chastise ourselves and force a get-back-on-track. C.S. Lewis had a […]

What are . . . mere humans that you should care for us?                 —Psalm 8:4 “Look up at the heavens and count the stars—if indeed you can count them” (Gn 15:5). An allegedly authoritative report claims that the universe has 350-billion galaxies, home to 30-billion-trillion stars. “[God] […]

Weeping may tarry for the night, but joy comes with the morning.                        —Psalm 30:5 It seemed like the Walkers were getting a lifetime of trouble all in one year. Cheryl Walker said, “I think God wants us to never forget in the light what […]

Moved with compassion, Jesus reached out His hand and touched him.                    —Mark 1:41 Orthopedic surgeon Dr. Paul Brand pioneered tendon-transplant operations on leprosy victims in India. One day a patient started weeping when Dr. Brand reached out and touched him. A nurse explained: “You touched him, […]