Embracing Mortality: Stoic Wisdom and Christian Hope
Embracing Mortality: Stoic Wisdom and Christian Hope by Donavon L Riley The Battle of Mortality In the span of human existence, there has always been a relentless and unyielding adversary…
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Soldiers of the Lord: Preaching the Militant Gospel
Soldiers of the Lord: Preaching the Militant Gospel by Donavon L Riley In the annals of history, there are tales of warriors who marched not under the banners of earthly…
Bruce Dowding: The Aussie Hero of the French Resistance
An American officer and a French partisan in 1944. Photo: National Archives. “Throughout France, the Resistance had been of inestimable value in the campaign. Without their great assistance, the liberation…
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Embracing Pain: Lessons from Stoic Philosophy and the Way of Bushido
Embracing Pain: Lessons from Stoic Philosophy and the Way of Bushido by Donavon L Riley Pain, an ever-present companion in the human experience, often busts through our door when we…
Operation JAWBREAKER: How the CIA Laid the Groundwork for the War on Terror
Northern Alliance troops under General Dostum’s command in Mazar-e Sharif, December 2001. Photo SSGT Cecilo Ricardo, US Air Force Terrorist attacks can shake the foundations of our biggest buildings, but…
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Rules for Radicals & the War on American Christianity
Rules for Radicals & the War on American Christianity by Donavon L Riley In the recent history of American culture, one book has had a most profound and often divisive…
Blow Up The Outside World: How God Transforms Pain Into Redemption
Blow Up The Outside World: How God Transforms Pain Into Redemption by Donavon L Riley In the library of memories that are all that remain of my youth, there are…
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Confronting the Darkness: Combating Human Trafficking with Faith in Jesus
Confronting the Darkness: Combating Human Trafficking with Faith in Jesus by Donavon L Riley In a world filled with injustices and evils, few things are as heinous and spiritually abhorrent…
Wisdom Is Born Through Suffering: The Pressure Test of a Man’s Soul
Wisdom Is Born Through Suffering: The Pressure Test of a Man’s Soul Donavon L Riley Aeschylus, the ancient Greek soldier and playwright, left us with timeless wisdom that cuts through…
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The Other 300
The Other 300 by Donavon L Riley In the annals of military history, there are few stories as iconic and inspiring as that of the 300 Spartans who stood resolute…