Today’s Walk in the Word

Do not worry about tomorrow.              —Matthew 6:34 In Abraham Lincoln’s lawyering days, he often had to negotiate dangerous rivers en route to court appointments. One evening, he overnighted at a tavern where he met a circuit-riding evangelist. When Lincoln anxiously asked him about the treacherous Fox River—which he would […]

[We] are justified freely by his grace.                      —Romans 3:24 Marion Anderson, arguably history’s most accomplished contralto, sang on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial before a crowd of more than 75,000; was the first African American to perform with the New York Metropolitan Opera; was […]

Give me this mountain.      —Joshua 14:12 John W. Gardner, Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare in President Lyndon Johnson’s administration, once said that by their mid-thirties most people have stopped acquiring new skills and new attitudes. That should give us grayheads pause. Are we still learning, still growing, still stepping up to new […]

As he who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do.       —1 Peter 1:15 In 1882, William Longstaff heard a sermon on 1 Peter 1:15-16: “As he who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do; for it is written: ‘Be holy, because I am holy.’” […]

Think of ways to encourage one another.                     —Hebrews 10:24 Best-selling author Philip Yancey noted that “C.S. Lewis once likened his role as a Christian writer to an adjective humbly striving to point others to the Noun of truth. For people to believe that Noun,” wrote […]

God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, “Abba! Father!                         —Galatians 4:6 The Aramaic word, Abba, is an intimate term that was used by Jewish children in addressing their father. It came to have broader application: each Christian has […]

The things you have heard me say in the presence of many witnesses entrust to reliable men who will also . . . teach others.                                              —2 Timothy 2:2 “For the support of this […]

The hour has come for you to wake up from your slumber.       —Romans 13:11 Movies have an advantage: if a scene doesn’t go well, no problem; reshoot it—as many times as it takes to get it perfect. Real life doesn’t offer that option. Here’s something you’ve said more than once: “If I […]

Those who do not control themselves are like a city whose walls are broken down.                 —Proverbs 25:28 Do you have any bad habits? If you say “No,” I need to remind you that lying is a bad habit. If you want to conquer a habit, here’s a […]

It is better to win control over yourself than over whole cities.              —Proverbs 16:32 Name three things that irritate you. I’ll go first: Know-it-alls who do little but know what everyone else should do and how they should do it; Interrupters who jump in with their two cents when […]