Today’s Walk in the Word

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 […]

Give thanks to him and praise his name.                             —Psalm 100:4 We live in a nation that applauds the indomitable spirit; that nurtures the conviction that no matter where you are, there is no limit to where you can go; that no […]

This day the Lord will hand you over to me.    —1 Samuel 17:46 When fear attacks, you need to refocus from the source of your fear to the source of your power. Saul’s soldiers’ source of fear was the giant, Goliath. God was the source of their power. They forgot that, but David didn’t: […]

We get knocked down, but we get up again and keep going.       —2 Corinthians 4:9 “The price of success,” said Vince Lombardi, “is hard work, dedication to the job at hand, and the determination that whether we win or lose, we have applied the best of ourselves to the task.” Today is […]