The Impossible Way
“If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me.” — Luke 9:23 The Christian life is not a safe or…
The Wild Hunt
“I have come that they may have life, and have it abundantly.” — John 10:10 Christ does not come to mend what is broken—He comes to strike down death itself…
The World Is Not Ours to Mend
The World Is Not Ours to Mend by Donavon L Riley The culture war stirs up such fever among Christians because it is no war at all. What we call…
What Falls Away Is Not Wasted
What Falls Away Is Not Wasted by Donavon L Riley It is not hard to be Christian—it is impossible. No one, in their right mind, willingly steps onto a path…
Reject Every False Spirituality
Reject Every False Spirituality by Donavon L Riley God does not call us to polish our souls for display. He calls us to drop our self-made armor and face Him…
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…
The Only Way Out of This Mess
The Only Way Out of This Mess by Donavon L Riley The world has spent far too long staring at its own reflection, like Narcissus by the pool, hoping to…
The Cross Cuts Through All That Noise
The Cross Cuts Through All That Noise by Donavon L Riley We can follow the way of the needle and spoon, that path that ends in a motel room where…
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…