Daily Devotional

Your On Genesis Week by Jon Walker "God, make a fresh start in me, shape a Genesis week from the chaos of my life." (Psalm 51:10, MSG) "Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me. (Psalms 51:10, NIV)...

The Faith of Works by Jon Walker "Dear brothers and sisters, what's the use of saying you have faith if you don't prove it by your actionsí That kind of faith can't save anyone. … So you see, it isn't enough just to have faith. Faith that doesn't show itself by good deeds is no faith at all—it is dead and...

U TURNS "Thanks for inviting me to go to church with you next Sunday, Uncle Al." Tim and his uncle were on their way to Bonny Lake.  They had heard the fishing there was great.  "I .  .  .  I don't want to hurt your feelings," continued Tim, "but .  .  .  well .  .  .  I'm not sure...

The Conflict of Peace by Jon Walker Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God. (Matthew 5:7-9 NIV) Peace is not the absence of conflict. In fact, true peace is only possible with conflict. God showed us this when, in order to open...

The Holy Nudge by Jon Walker The man without the Spirit does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned. (1 Corinthians 2:14 NIV) It's a book I'd been searching to find, so when I located it on the library shelf, I was...

It Starts in the Heartby Jon WalkerFor from the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, all other sexual immorality, theft, lying, and slander. (Matthew 15:19 NLT) We tend to think that if we clean up our behavior, then we've got a good handle on being like Jesus. But Jesus says behavior starts in the heart, so we need to...