Gut-Wrenching Research
Homework is never fun, but researching for a novel about sex-trafficking is heart-searing, brain-cleaving, stomach-punching yuck. What...
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John Matthew Walker
Suspense that awakens hope
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God With Us
We celebrate our Emmanuel. God became human, and human history changed forever. The creator of the universe became a vulnerable newborn....
Child of God
I see a lot of disturbing words on social media, a lot of arguments reduced to name calling. Reasoned discussion is abandoned for...
Hidden Treasure
I dreamed of finding a hidden treasure. My backyard was the world. A rickety trailer, the rusted bed of an old pick-up truck, was my...
The Words of My Mouth
Sometimes it feels like we are drowning in a sea of words. It doesn’t matter which side of the Titanic you’re standing on, each side...
The Storm
Where was Jesus during my storm? Didn’t He care? Didn’t He know the storm could kill me? The boat was practically on its side, but He was...
The Offense of the Cross
Why does this symbol cause “all hell to break loose?” A middle school student is prohibited from wearing a cross necklace, a gift from...
Thanksgiving
I pause to remember the pilgrim that I am, a wandering heart, wondering what promise the world has to offer, whom to trust, what to...
The Paradoxical Commandments
"People are illogical, unreasonable, and self-centered. Love them anyway. If you do good, people will accuse you of selfish ulterior...
Freedom on the Inside
"Prison is a test of faith. I was always worried that the storms of this life would break the ship of faith, but when you stand in the...
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