It Is Not Our Job To Remain Whole
It Is Not Our Job To Remain Whole by Donavon L Riley Christ in December is the winter fire, quietly gathering the forgotten and broken, binding their wounds, and inviting…
The Day After Christmas
The Day After Christmas by Donavon L Riley Christmastide is not the end of joy, but its slow unfolding, where the heart, now still, picks up the story of the…
The Feast They Cannot Flee
The Feast They Cannot Flee by Donavon L Riley Even those who mock the manger and deny the birth find themselves bound to its story, their lights and wreaths, their…
No Other Call Worth Heeding
In this turning, where cold hands thaw and broken bodies rise, There is a fire kindled not by our own striving, But from the heart of Love, who walked among…
A Hawk Poised To Fly
Moses said to the people, “Do not dread, but stand still, and see the great works of God… The Lord will fight for you, but you must keep still.” (Exodus…
The Eternal Child Does Not Relent
The Eternal Child Does Not Relent by Donavon L Riley G.K. Chesterton once wrote that God “has the eternal appetite of infancy; for we have sinned and grown old, and…
Despair Is Worse Than Sin
Despair Is Worse Than Sin by Donavon L Riley Faith in Christ is a door flung wide, a new sky blooming overhead. But before long, we stumble on another truth:…
Why Do We Resist It?
Why Do We Resist It? by Donavon L Riley In the culture of sunlight and straight teeth, no one wants to fall. But sooner or later, every man and woman…
Authority That Gives Rather Than Takes
Authority That Gives Rather Than Takes by Donavon L Riley Authority, in the modern mind, arrives wrapped in iron. It clangs into view like a sword striking a shield—loud, harsh,…
A Stone Wall Steadfast in A Winter Wind
A Stone Wall Steadfast in A Winter Wind by Donavon L Riley World leaders grapple with the earth as if their schemes could domesticate its untamed rhythms. They carve treaties…