“The one thing people can hopefully try to take away, I guess, is the relationships they have with people. I know when it happened, I was sitting and, in my head, thinking what I could have done...
Let me hear joy and gladness; let the bones you have crushed rejoice. Psalm 51:8 (NIV) In the school of Christ, brokenness is a good thing. Here’s why: It’s impossible to become intimate with God unless we...
When we focus on anything other than Jesus, we’re looking at a mirage of the real world. We’re simply trafficking in shadows that shift and slip away without warning. By focusing on Christ, we catch a glimpse...
by Jon Walker · Published November 30, 2012 · Last modified November 29, 2012
For I myself am a man under authority, with soldiers under me. I tell this one, “Go,” and he goes; and that one, “Come,” and he comes. I say to my servant, “Do this,” and he does...
Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations. Jeremiah 1:5 (NIV) Dear friend, you were started as an...
by Jon Walker · Published November 28, 2012 · Last modified November 27, 2012
“May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.” (2 Corinthians 13:14 NIV) In faith, I know these things to be true:...
by Jon Walker · Published November 27, 2012 · Last modified November 26, 2012
“Another one of his disciples, Andrew, who was Simon Peter’s brother, said, ‘There is a boy here who has five loaves of barley bread and two fish. But they will certainly not be enough for all these...
by Jon Walker · Published November 26, 2012 · Last modified November 25, 2012
“All eyes look to You, and You give them their food at the proper time. You open Your hand and satisfy the desire of every living thing.” (Psalm 145:15-16 HCSB) The distinction between coincidence and God’s activity...
by Jon Walker · Published November 23, 2012 · Last modified November 25, 2012
“Look at the birds: they do not plant seeds, gather a harvest and put it in barns; yet your Father in heaven takes care of them! Aren’t you worth much more than birds?” (Matthew 6:26 TEV) Is...
by Jon Walker · Published November 22, 2012 · Last modified November 21, 2012
“Jesus, worn out by the trip, sat down at the well. It was noon. A woman, a Samaritan, came to draw water. Jesus said, ‘Would you give me a drink of water?’” (John 4:6-7 MSG) This week...