Today’s Walk in the Word

Herod is going to search for the child to kill him.     —Matthew 2:13 Are we living in the worst of times? Many think so—think our world is in worse shape now than it has ever been. It isn’t. In Old Testament days, parents sometimes murdered their own children, sacrificing them by fire to […]

There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity.             —Ecclesiastes 3:1 The two cities in Charles Dickens’ novel A Tale of Two Cities were London and Paris. The time frame included the French Revolution, a time when some horrible things happened, but also some good things. […]

He was delivered over to death for our sins and was raised to life for our justification.                               —Romans 4:25 The resurrection of Jesus was a “But God” moment. Peter on Pentecost: “You, with the help of wicked men, put him […]

Suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope.                               —Romans 5:4 From the standpoint of human injustice, the day Jesus died was the worst day in history. Yet, it was the day God’s greatest gift of grace was given. By the […]

God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.                 —1 Peter 5:5 She was talented but refreshingly others-centered. When she walked into a room, she was delighted that you were there too. Her countenance said, “THERE you are!” He was talented but nauseatingly self-centered. When he […]

God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble.                  —Psalm 46:1 Do cares and anxieties have you uptight and rattled? If so, I suggest the following reading from Psalm 46? “Come and see what the Lord has done, the desolations he has brought on the […]

The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases.                          —Lamentations 3:22 Dr. Joe F. Alexander has had a stellar career as a professor in higher education. In teaching “Self-Concept Theory,” he tells his students that there are four pieces to the way our self-image […]

On the first day of the week we came together to break bread.                      —Acts 20:7 Have you noticed that an increasing number of calendars, especially those of the week-at-a-glance genre, start the week with Monday rather than Sunday? God gave preeminence to two days of […]

Ears that hear and eyes that see— the Lord has made them both.           —Proverbs 20:12 I felt sorry for two people: a waitress and a little girl. The waitress, because she couldn’t get the attention of the table guests to take their order: mom, dad, and two teenagers were glued […]

Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.            —1 Peter 5:7 Your face, your voice, your personality, your fingerprint, your DNA, your abilities—everything about you—is found in only one individual since the beginning of creation, the one-and-only you. Dig through the archives of human existence all the […]