Make a Life Where You Live
“Seek me, and you will find me because you will seek me with all your heart.” (Jeremiah 29:13 TEV) There are all kinds of reasons houses sell quickly or take a long time to sell, but I’ve...
Author: Jon Walker
The Cost of Discipleship
“Happy are those who are persecuted because they do what God requires; the Kingdom of heaven belongs to them!” (Matthew 5:10 TEV) We are called to bear the sins of others, just as Jesus bore our sins....
Don’t Be Good — Be Godly
“How terrible for you, teachers of the Law and Pharisees! You hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look fine on the outside but are full of bones and decaying corpses on the inside. In the same...
The Reality of Christian Community
So don’t let anyone condemn you for what you eat or drink, or for not celebrating certain holy days or new moon ceremonies or Sabbaths. For these rules are only shadows of the reality yet to come....
We may suffer even when obedient
“If any of you want to come with me,” he told them, “you must forget yourself, carry your cross, and follow me.” Mark 8:34 (TEV) When we suffer, we can cling to the truth that God is...
The Jesus Lens
“Let us keep our eyes fixed on Jesus, on whom our faith depends from beginning to end. He did not give up because of the cross! On the contrary, because of the joy that was waiting for...
Take Deliberate Action Toward Loving Your Neighbor
“Love your neighbor as yourself.” Luke 10:27 (NIV) The Bible teaches that you should take deliberate action toward loving your neighbor—in the same way you want to be loved by your neighbor. Yet, God knows this is...
Love Jesus? Do What He Says
“If you love me, you will obey what I command.” John 14:15 (NIV) Jesus said you show your love for him when you do what he tells you to do. This doesn’t mean your love for him...
Love God By Learning the Way He Thinks
“‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind’; and, ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’” Luke 10:27 (NIV) To love God with...
Love God With All Your Strength by Admitting You Are Weak
“Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind.” Luke 10:27 (NIV) No doubt it sounds strange, but in order to love...