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…
The Mercy That Finds You
“A bruised reed He will not break, and a smoldering wick He will not snuff out.” —Isaiah 42:3 God doesn’t ask for perfection, only that you keep rising, trusting His…
The Moment Mercy Leaps
“The Lord is near to all who call on Him, to all who call on Him in truth.” — Psalm 145:18 The enemy trembles when sinners cry for mercy, because…
Sit and Be Fed
“Incline your ear, and come unto Me: hear, and your soul shall live.” — Isaiah 55:3 The house of God is rich with mercy, prophecy, and wisdom—sit still, listen well,…
What Do You Expect to Find in The Chalice?
When we cannot recognize Christ in the worn face of the beggar at the church door, we will search for Him in the chalice and find only wine. —D. +++…
The Plowman’s Feast
The quiet, unseen labor of bearing Christ’s presence—like a plowman’s work—teaches us that through broken bread, love is made full and mercy becomes the hands with which we till the…
The Wealth of Empty Hands
The church thrives when spiritual poverty humbles us to receive grace and compels us to open our hands in hospitality, but without these, it stumbles as a house unfit for…
Does Anyone See The Beggar in The Pulpit
Does Anyone See The Beggar in The Pulpit by Donavon L Riley The preacher, as beggar, is a vessel of the true beggar-king, Jesus Christ, whose poverty and humility transform…
Each A Splintered Branch
Each A Splintered Branch by Donavon L Riley Even the fallen find their place; as the broken tree returns to the soil and feeds the earth, so Christ gathers the…
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…