Today’s Walk in the Word

A happy heart makes the face cheerful.                           —Proverbs 15:13 Joseph Hubisz and his wife decided that they would need to take a vacation when the coronavirus pandemic ended. Joseph taped a world map to the refrigerator, handed his wife a magnetic dart, […]

The lazy will not get what they want, but those who work hard will.             —Proverbs 13:4 Author Annie Dillard wrote: “You do not have to sit outside in the dark. The stars neither require it nor demand it. If, however, you want to look at the stars, you will […]

I will fear no evil, for you are with me.                              —Psalm 23:4 “No one is concerned for me,” David groaned—“no one cares” (Ps 142:4). Many feel that way. But it isn’t true. God cares. The measure of God’s love is that […]

The Lord Almighty is with us.                 —Psalm 46:11 My mother was twelve years old when her mother died in the Spanish flu pandemic of 1918. Seven of my friends have become death victims of COVID-19. Such losses raise the old question: “Why do bad things happen to […]

The Lord is waiting so that people have time to be saved.                —2 Peter 3:15 When life has us by the throat, and we’re exhausted and out of answers, we sometimes wonder why God doesn’t step in and solve the problem. What is he waiting for? Instead of […]

Do not run like someone running aimlessly.                          —1 Corinthians 9:26 Carl Lewis won four gold medals in the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. He was confident that his first leap had been good enough to win the gold in the long jump. […]

How good is a timely word.          —Proverbs 15:23 NBA star Michael Jordan seemed to be a shoo-in for the Most Valuable Player award in 1990. Without question, he was professional basketball’s most outstanding athlete. Many consider him the greatest roundballer ever to hit the hardwood. But Jordan wasn’t voted MVP. The […]

We are each responsible for our own conduct.                                   —Galatians 6:5 Donald Jensen was umpiring a Little League game in Terre Haute, Indiana, when someone took exception to a call and threw a baseball bat at him, hitting him […]

Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others.                    —1 Peter 4:10 The daily-devotional book My Utmost for His Highest has occupied space on my coffee table for many years. Back story. Oswald Chambers was appointed to serve as chaplain to Australian […]

O Sovereign Lord! There is no one like you.                              —2 Samuel 7:22 I confess that I do not know how to reconcile God’s sovereignty with humanity’s free will—but I believe in both. I admit that I cannot explain how God’s providence […]