The Counterfeit Idols We Make
The Counterfeit Idols We Make by Donavon L Riley Christ draws us out of the shallow wells we dig for ourselves—those counterfeits of faith that promise comfort but never bring…
No Philosophy or Lofty Ideal
No Philosophy or Lofty Ideal by Donavon L Riley God, in a mystery beyond all reckoning, walked among us not as myth or metaphor but as flesh and blood. He…
A Strength That Will Not Fail
A Strength That Will Not Fail by Donavon L Riley God knows the thin walls we’re made of. He knows our brittleness, the fractures that run deep beneath the surface,…
What Is Unshakeable
What Is Unshakeable by Donavon L Riley God, in His mercy, lifts the veil on the devil’s lies, exposing the contradictions that seep into our world like a thick fog.…
Not By Our Own Strength
Not By Our Own Strength by Donavon L Riley It’s in our faltering, our stumbling into sin or grief, that God begins His strange work in us. He lets failure…
This Isn’t A Punishment
This Isn’t A Punishment by Donavon L Riley God has a strange, old-fashioned patience, the kind that won’t leave us alone yet won’t force itself on us either. He waits,…
The Thin Illusion of Strength
The Thin Illusion of Strength by Donavon L Riley God, with His quiet and relentless mercy, works to yank back the veil over our eyes, to show us the truth…
We Are Not Just Keeping A Tradition
We Are Not Just Keeping A Tradition by Donavon L Riley The false prophets are always near, lurking at the edges of the Church like wolves dressed as lambs, their…
A Cause Not Our Own
A Cause Not Our Own by Donavon L Riley Aldous Huxley once warned us: confession alone will not save us. The powers that move this world—those intelligent and practical masters—don’t…
God Running The Verbs of Salvation
God Running The Verbs of Salvation by Donavon L Riley Today, as the world seems too weak to carry the weight of the Truth, we must resist the urge to…