Today’s Walk in the Word

An anxious heart weighs a man down.                  —Proverbs 12:25 For years Gregg Teears saw his dad touch a branch of the bush near their front door every day when he came home from work. One day he asked him why he did it. “I try to hang […]

Do not judge, or you too will be judged.                           —Matthew 7:1 Ninety-year-old Mama Marshall never uttered an unkind word about anyone. When someone was harshly judgmental of another, she always gently said, “Maybe she’s going through a hard period of hurt.” After […]

[H]e gives [gifts] to each one, just as he determines.                               —1 Corinthians 12:11 Bum Phillips, known for his trademark cowboy hat and quick quips, coached the Houston Oilers from 1975 to 1980. He had a punishing runner in Hall of […]

I have engraved you on the palms of my hands.                             —Isaiah 49:16 In Hindu traditions, married women display a sindoor (a red dot) at the parting line of their hair to declare their wedded commitment. In our part of the world, […]

My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth.        —Psalm 121:2 One of twelve-year-old Bill Frey’s chores was to scout the family’s Georgia farm for stumps of pine trees that had been cut down, grub them out and chop them into kindling. He was struggling with a stubborn one […]

Let him who boasts boast in the Lord.              —1 Corinthians 1:31 Solomon tried on lots of hats in pursuit of happiness. He had a boatload of wealth and wisdom. “I denied myself nothing my eyes desired,” he said. The result? “[E]verything was meaningless, a chasing after the wind” (Eccl […]

I have loved you with an everlasting love.                    —Jeremiah 31:3 There isn’t anything about us that God doesn’t know. “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you,” God told Jeremiah; “before you were born I set you apart” (Jer 1:5). Paul said ditto for […]

Greetings, you who are highly favored!                         —Luke 1:28 Angel Gabriel showed up at Mary’s door and said, “Greetings, you who are highly favored!” He told the mystified teenager that she would give birth to a son and that he would be great and […]

Noah . . . found favor in the sight of the Lord.                               —Genesis 6:8 Fed up with human corruption, God decided to wipe out the whole rotten bunch. “Noah, however, found favor in the sight of the Lord” (Gn 6:8). […]

[Y]ou are worried and upset about many things.                               —Luke 10:41 Marv pointed to stacks of papers, magazines, and books on his desk, and a mountain of more of the same on his credenza. “I have way too much going on,” […]