The World Is Not Ours to Mend
The World Is Not Ours to Mend by Donavon L Riley The culture war stirs up such fever among Christians because it is no war at all. What we call…
Who’s to Judge?
Who’s to Judge? by Donavon L Riley The Bible tells us that Jesus did not come into the world to judge but to save (John 3:17), yet it also names…
How to Make a Saint
How to Make a Saint by Donavon L Riley Only God can carve a saint from the rough timber of human life. It is His work alone, done in the…
The Manger Does Not Just Hold The Christ Child
The Manger Does Not Just Hold The Christ Child by Donavon L Riley The manger is no just a resting place for a tired and newborn child; it is a…
What Falls Away Is Not Wasted
What Falls Away Is Not Wasted by Donavon L Riley It is not hard to be Christian—it is impossible. No one, in their right mind, willingly steps onto a path…
It Is Not The World That Is Remade Here, But You
It Is Not The World That Is Remade Here, But You by Donavon L Riley If you wish to know Christ—not as a concept to be studied, but as a…
What Can And Will Be
What Can And Will Be by Donavon L Riley Christianity has too often bowed at the altars of power, offering its wild and untamed Gospel to the machinery of politics…
Social Media Scatters; The Church Gathers
Social Media Scatters; The Church Gathers by Donavon L Riley Scrolling through social media feels like wandering a wasteland of shattered mirrors, where every shard reflects a distortion of humanity.…
Something Is Coming
Something Is Coming by Donavon L Riley Advent comes like the slow drawing of night, and no one escapes it. Not the believer, not the skeptic, not even the one…
From Zen to Bushido: The Spiritual Journey of the Samurai
16th century painting showing samurai raiding the house of Minamoto no Yoshitsune. The Samurai, Japan’s warrior class, were not only renowned for their martial prowess but also for their deep…