Today’s Walk in the Word

This, then, is how you should pray.                        —Matthew 6:9 Do you ever get your prayers upside down? I do. I sometimes put the things that should be last first and the things that should be first last. Here’s what I mean. My prayers usually […]

We know that . . . we have a building from God, an eternal house in heaven. —2 Corinthians 5:1 In the early days of our country, letters between parties in the U.S. normally took three months for delivery; foreign correspondence commonly required six months. So, the result of an election, congressional vote, or foreign […]

We brought nothing into the world, and we can take nothing out of it.                    —1 Timothy 6:7 Satan doesn’t encounter much resistance in enticing us to focus on money—even conning us into using it as our standard of judgment. “What’s he worth?” doesn’t require translation. We […]

I have learned to be content.         —Philippians 4:11 When I’m out for exercise, I sometimes encounter a stretch of road where cars line both sides of the street for a block or so. I know what’s up—the trail is going to end at a yard sale where someone is getting rid […]

[They] forget that they have been cleansed from their past sins.              —2 Peter 1:9 In Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress, Greatheart describes Forgetful Green as “the most dangerous place in all these parts. For if at any time the pilgrims meet with any brunt, it is when they forget what favours […]

The body is not made up of one part but of many.   —1 Corinthians 12:14 At her birthday celebration, Carole turned the tables on her guests: instead of getting gifts, she gave gifts. To each person, Carole gave one piece of a jigsaw puzzle and a note. The puzzle piece was a reminder that […]

Judge nothing before the appointed time.                     —1 Corinthians 4:5 C.S. Lewis said there will be three surprises in heaven: who’s there, who’s not there, and that you’re there. Jesus’ terse, “Do not judge” (Mt 7:1), finds a strong “Amen” in Paul’s charge to the Corinthians. […]

Man, despite his riches, does not endure.                                 —Psalm 49:12 Death is the great equalizer; it treats the rich and poor equally. Psalm 49 highlights the short-lived glory of fame and fortune. To paraphrase its points: All the money in […]

[Jesus] is the atoning sacrifice for our sins.                                      —1 John 2:2 Here’s a question for you: “What is the longest you have gone without sinning?” A month? A week? A day? Whatever the time frame, you have […]

Lying lips are an abomination to the Lord.                               —Proverbs 12:22 PolitiFact is a fact-checking program designed to help sort out fact from fiction in politics. The analysts—a panel of three editors—compare politicians’ statements with known facts. The column’s Truth-O-Meter points […]