Something We’ve Forgotten How to Even Hope For
Something We’ve Forgotten How to Even Hope For by Donavon L Riley Jesus Christ did not come to simply ease our burdens or to smooth out the rough edges of…
The Real War Is Not Out There
The Real War Is Not Out There by Donavon L Riley When the battle tightens its grip and the weight feels like it’s crushing your very bones, that’s when you…
Further Into The Void
Further Into The Void by Donavon L Riley True reality—raw, untamed, and holy—was never meant to be found in the armchair’s soft embrace or the stockpile of wealth that does…
The Mad Dance We’ve Known So Long
The Mad Dance We’ve Known So Long by Donavon L Riley Men murder each other for crumpled bits of paper, scraps of currency that we’ve convinced ourselves hold the key…
How Long Will You Drift Among the Broken Monuments?
How Long Will You Drift Among the Broken Monuments? by Donavon L Riley Perhaps Plato? Perhaps Buddha is perfect? Perhaps Moses, with all his laws and visions? Mohammed, with his…
The Rot That Suffocates the Soul
The Rot That Suffocates the Soul by Donavon L Riley If disbelief in yourself and a vague trust in God are all you possess, you will not win any battle…
Into the Void
Into the Void by Donavon L Riley Satan dominates Western culture, not with the menacing force of the old myths, but with the casual swagger of a rock star, a…
Disposable Heroes
Disposable Heroes by Donavon L Riley The ground upon which we all stand is soaked in the blood of countless generations. It bears witness to recent history’s unending march of…
A Lie Disguised As A Prize
A Lie Disguised As A Prize, by Donavon L Riley The insidious power of deception relies on the creation of false dichotomies. To manipulate the masses, rulers and tyrants do…
The Swans Were Not Saved by Their Cries
The Swans Were Not Saved by Their Cries by Donavon L Riley Freedom, in its abstract form, is a distant god, cold and indifferent. It makes a very stupid god.…