“We had the sentence of death in ourselves, that we should not trust in ourselves, but in God who raises…

“I have come that they may have life, and have it abundantly.” — John 10:10 Christ does not come to…

Pieta by Donavon L Riley   The yearning to be held, as Mary cradled the broken Christ, speaks to the…

The World Is Not Ours to Mend by Donavon L Riley The culture war stirs up such fever among Christians…

What Falls Away Is Not Wasted by Donavon L Riley It is not hard to be Christian—it is impossible. No…

Reject Every False Spirituality by Donavon L Riley God does not call us to polish our souls for display. He…

Not By Our Own Strength  by Donavon L Riley It’s in our faltering, our stumbling into sin or grief, that…

The Only Way Out of This Mess by Donavon L Riley The world has spent far too long staring at…

The Cross Cuts Through All That Noise by Donavon L Riley We can follow the way of the needle and…

Something We’ve Forgotten How to Even Hope For by Donavon L Riley Jesus Christ did not come to simply ease…