Before the Screen Fades
“They exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator.” —Romans 1:25 Modern man builds a world of wires and glass,…
Ep37 | Donavon Riley Faith and the Warrior
Donavon Riley is a Lutheran pastor, conference speaker, author, and contributing writer for 1517 and The Jagged Word. He is also a co-host of the Banned Books and Warrior Priest…
The Lie of the Easier Path
“If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me.” —Luke 9:23 The devil mocks the cross, but only in its…
The Restless Child
“Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.” —Matthew 6:10 Activism without surrender is noise without harmony. Only in kneeling to God’s will do…
The News Beneath the Noise
“Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind…” —Romans 12:2 The headlines are not neutral; they are liturgies shaping hearts, so guard…
What We Hold Back
“If you do well, will you not be accepted? And if you do not do well, sin is crouching at the door. Its desire is for you, but you must…
MEDITATION: Gran Torino, Highlander, Men and Mentors in life and in film
“The best teacher makes himself unnecessary to his students.”~Michael Kurcina The story of Mentor comes from within the ancient Greek story of Odysseus. Odysseus, the Ithacan king, goes off to…
The Quiet Defiance
“The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still.” —Exodus 14:14 God draws us out of the world’s fevered noise and into the stillness where His unshakable…
The Thorn That Stays
“My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” —2 Corinthians 12:9 God does not always remove the thorn, but through it, He opens us…
Let It All Fall Away
“You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.” —Jeremiah 29:13 God doesn’t ask us to tidy ourselves up. He calls us to come…