Today’s Walk in the Word

Neither do I condemn you.                   —John 8:11 Do you ever wonder how Jesus feels about you when you fail and flicker? “A bruised reed he will not break, and a smoldering wick he will not snuff out” (Mt 12:20). Maybe you know how it feels to […]

Who will roll away the stone from the door of the tomb for us?              —Mark 16:3 Early Sunday morning, as the women made their way to the tomb to anoint the body of their crucified Lord, they realized they had a problem: an enormous stone, tall as they were, […]

Go, tell his disciples and Peter.                   —Mark 16:7 Three days ago, Peter had denied his Lord—then limped away and wept. These three days must have been miserable for Peter, tormented by his cowardice and disloyalty. The shameful, sordid scene replayed endlessly in his tortured mind. Women […]

He saw the disciples straining at the oars.                                  —Mark 6:48 Their boat was being tossed like a toy by vicious wind and waves. Jesus had agreed to join them, but evening came, and he was nowhere to be seen. […]

What good is it for someone to gain the whole world, yet forfeit their soul?                                  —Mark 8:36                                  When he died in 1885, William Henry Vanderbilt had a fortune of more than $200 million ($6.5 billion in today’s money). Shortly […]

How many loaves do you have?              —Matthew 15:34 It was a big crowd—4,000 men, besides women and children. Jesus decided to feed them, while his disciples considered supper impossible. “How many loaves do you have?” Jesus asked. “Seven.” “That will do.” You know the rest of the story. Do […]

How majestic is your name in all the earth.                                —Psalm 8:9 Sir Christopher Wren designed and built the renowned St. Paul’s Cathedral in London. He is buried there, and the Latin epitaph on his tomb (translated into English) reads: “If […]

The Spirit helps us in our weakness.                    —Romans 8:26 All the Frey children had assigned chores on the family’s farm. Bill’s was to grub out the stumps of pine trees where the land had been cleared for planting. One day, his dad watched from a distance […]

He who has ears to hear, let him hear.                           —Mark 4:9 President Franklin Roosevelt loathed formal reception lines at the White House. “All show, no substance. People don’t hear a word you say,” he complained. One day, his mischievous side took over. […]

The wind died down and it was completely calm.             —Mark 4:39 Miami. Bob Forcum asked if I wanted to go deep-sea fishing. I said, “Sure.” By 10 o’clock the next morning, I had discovered it’s a great sport if you don’t mind being sunburned and seasick. I didn’t feed […]