The Weight of The End
“Our God is a consuming fire.” —Hebrews 12:29 To deny the fire of God’s love is not mercy but insult. We were made to bear its weight, not to escape…
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…
Fierce, Unyielding Love
Fierce, Unyielding Love by Donavon L Riley God doesn’t spare us from the sharp edge of thorns; He plants them right into the center of our lives, where we feel…
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…
All Old Fears Fade
All Old Fears Fade by Donavon L Riley Jesus Christ doesn’t call you to be some weary sentinel, standing guard against every creeping thing that slinks through your life. He…
The Counterfeit Idols We Make
The Counterfeit Idols We Make by Donavon L Riley Christ draws us out of the shallow wells we dig for ourselves—those counterfeits of faith that promise comfort but never bring…
No Philosophy or Lofty Ideal
No Philosophy or Lofty Ideal by Donavon L Riley God, in a mystery beyond all reckoning, walked among us not as myth or metaphor but as flesh and blood. He…
What Is Unshakeable
What Is Unshakeable by Donavon L Riley God, in His mercy, lifts the veil on the devil’s lies, exposing the contradictions that seep into our world like a thick fog.…
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…
God Running The Verbs of Salvation
God Running The Verbs of Salvation by Donavon L Riley Today, as the world seems too weak to carry the weight of the Truth, we must resist the urge to…