Today’s Walk in the Word

The cheerful heart has a continual feast.                          —Proverbs 15:15 Molly Picon, star of Yiddish stage and film, spent many nights crammed in jam-packed hotel rooms with her theatrical cohorts. Bellyaching about the sardine circumstances was the language of the night. But never a […]

Be transformed by the renewing of your mind.                                 —Romans 12:2 TODAY I will, with God’s help, monitor and control my words, actions, and attitude. TODAY I will be intentionally aware of a blessing that I have been taking for […]

How can I repay the Lord for all his goodness to me?            —Psalm 116:12 Warren Buffett, the world’s third richest person at this writing, is planning to give away the bulk of his $65 billion fortune before he dies. “If we’ve been blessed we should give back,” he says. Dr. […]

I will wait for the Lord … I will put my trust in him.         —Isaiah 8:17 Why do you always seem to get in the wrong checkout line? Automated phone systems? Grrrr. A half-hour of key punches interspersed with promotional messages and elevator music as you rush toward the completion of […]

Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might.    —Ecclesiastes 9:10 Coretta Scott King, widow of Dr. Martin Luther King, got a lot of press and air time. Her achievements were impressive. But note this—she once cut a phone conversation with the President of the United States short because her daughter […]

So many people were coming and going that they did not even have a chance to eat.                               —Mark 6:31 Schedules are frequently interrupted by people who want a slice of your time. “The person who has an hour to waste,” […]

Where are the other nine?                —Luke 17:17 In its relatively short run, the host of the radio program Job Center of the Air helped more than 2500 people find jobs. Only ten of them called to say “Thank you.” Jesus cured ten men of hideous, flesh-eating leprosy. Only […]

Christ Jesus … is at the right hand of God and is also interceding for us.                        —Romans 8:34 In the courtroom , jurors cringe when ghastly murder photos are presented. The scene in Herod’s banquet hall was far worse—a grisly display of John the […]

Do everything without complaining.                      Philippians 2:14 Caryl Fry, a caring third grade teacher, was always available to her students for a one-on-one. All they had to do was request a meeting in writing. One of her students jotted this note: Mrs. Fry, Can I git […]

Rejoice in the Lord always. —Philippians 4:4 Is something sabotaging your happiness? Fill in the blank: “I will be happy when ­­______________.” If that ever happens will you really be happy? And if it never happens—if your dream never materializes, your situation never changes, can you be happy anyway? Think for a moment of what […]