Today’s Walk in the Word

Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might.    —Ecclesiastes 9:10 My life has purpose and pleasure, partly because of those who dreamed big and had the passion and persistence to make those dreams come true . . . A shaft of light illuminates the page I’m reading. Thanks, Thomas. A […]

We are God’s workmanship.          —Ephesians 2:10 God has a customized path for your life. First, is his determination to make you like Jesus (Rom 8:29). Second, like Jesus, you take ownership of why you’re here: Jesus was here, not to do his will but to do the will of him who […]

As he thinks within himself, so is he.                  —Proverbs 23:7 Every church has had, now has, or will have a pessimist in its leadership. Thankfully—at least where I’ve been—optimists are in the majority. I was soapboxing about pessimists in a Leadership Seminar several years ago, when a […]

[He] has freed us from our sins by his blood.                            —Revelation 1:5 There was a breathtaking surprise in Robert Smith’s May 19, 2019 commencement address at Morehouse College. He told the cap and gown-clad graduates, “We’re gonna put a little fuel in […]

[God] comforts us in all our troubles.                 —2 Corinthians 1:4 “We did not get favorable news today,” the note began. The dear lady was informing me of the doctor’s verdict concerning her husband’s health. The prognosis is grim; her faith is strong. “I know God has a […]

The cheerful heart has a continual feast.                    —Proverbs 15:15 Thinking you could use a smile, I opted for a small bouquet of grins today. Richard Lederer collected a bunch of answers to test questions by students from eighth grade through college. Here’s a sampling. In the […]

My help comes from the Lord.             —Psalm 121:2 I’m a mechanical moron. A wrench in my hand is a catastrophe in the making. This apple fell far from the tree; my father could fix anything. I miss being able to ask him for help. That reminds me of Bill […]

They did not know what to say to him.                     —Mark 14:40 In Gethsemane, Jesus asked Peter, James, and John to stay awake and pray. Within minutes, they were sawing logs. When Jesus woke them, “they did not know what to say to him.” Before the […]

Dear friends, let us love one another.                           —1 John 4:7 “Back in my legalistic days,” he began.” He spent the next several minutes branding his present position as “progressive”—labeling his past as legalistic, narrow, sectarian, and mean; then several more minutes taking […]

I give half of my possessions to the poor.                            —Luke 19:8 Bill and Melinda Gates and Warren Buffett established the Giving Pledge, a commitment to give more than half of their wealth away. Commendable largesse. They weren’t the first to that party. […]