Today’s Walk in the Word

How can I repay the Lord for all his goodness to me?            —Psalm 116:12 God is so good / God is so good / God is so good / He’s so good to me. So go the opening lyrics of Velna Ledin’s hymn. Question: How can I repay God for […]

He stilled the storm to a whisper; the waves of the sea were hushed.                    —Psalm 107:29 It had been a long day for Jesus—non-stop teaching and healing. He needed a break. “Let’s go to the other side of the lake,” he said to his disciples. “So […]

You, Lord, give true peace to those who depend on you.              —Isaiah 26:3 There is nothing we desire more than peace. And nothing we find more elusive. Why? Perhaps because we look for it in the wrong places, kneeling at the altars of the wrong gods. We worship the […]

We brought nothing into the world, and we can take nothing out of it.                   —1 Timothy 6:7 In Act III of Thornton Wilder’s Our Town, the Stage Manager takes us through Grover’s Corners cemetery, speaking as we stroll: “There are some things we all know, but […]

Do not worry about your life.             —Matthew 6:25 Jesus was good at answering questions. He was also good at asking them. Here’s one for you: “Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?” (Mt 6:27). In other words, what does worry accomplish? Answer: Nothing. […]

Who are you to judge your neighbor?                           —James 4:12 Leviticus 19 lists more than a dozen “do nots.” One of them is, “Do not pervert justice . . . but judge your neighbor fairly,” followed by, “Do not go about spreading slander.” […]

God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control.                        —2 Timothy 1:7 God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, Courage to change the things I can, And the wisdom to know the difference. […]

[We are] struck down, but not destroyed.                       —2 Corinthians 4:9 Life, like weather, is unpredictable. Sunshine, blue sky, gentle breeze. Nice. Then, boom! Clouds boil, wind blows, rain inundates. You’re suddenly in a teeth-jarring storm, a hurricane of disappointment and despair. I’m guessing that […]

I am with you always.   —Matthew 28:20 “I will be with you.” God said that to Isaac, Jacob, Moses, Joshua, Gideon, Isaiah, and Jeremiah. And Jesus said to his disciples: I am with you. Always. The promise is yours as well. Helen Malicoat put it this way: I was regretting the past and fearing […]

Do not worry about your life.              —Matthew 6:25 “You shall not commit adultery.” “You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain.” “You shall not murder.” “You shall not steal.” You may score an A+ on that test, having never landed on the wrong side […]