The Quiet Defiance
“The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still.” —Exodus 14:14 God draws us out of the world’s fevered noise and into the stillness where His unshakable…
The Harbor for the Weary
“Come to Me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.” —Matthew 11:28 The Church is not a palace for the proud, but a harbor…
The Fight That Is Not Yours to Lose
“The Lord shall fight for you, and you shall hold your peace.” — Exodus 14:14 In the thick of battle, when fear and fire press in, stand firm—Christ, your Commander,…
A Stone Wall Steadfast in A Winter Wind
A Stone Wall Steadfast in A Winter Wind by Donavon L Riley World leaders grapple with the earth as if their schemes could domesticate its untamed rhythms. They carve treaties…
Who Is This Modern Man?
Who Is This Modern Man? by Donavon L Riley Who is this modern man? He is the one who has abandoned the river of his ancestors, forsaking the waters that…
Steadfast, Immovable Love
Steadfast, Immovable Love by Donavon L Riley God calls us not into the world’s war, where noise is the weapon and chaos the creed, but into something older, something carved…
Come, Before The World Consumes You Whole
Come, Before The World Consumes You Whole by Donavon L Riley The Church stands like an old, weathered harbor, carved out of time and stone, waiting for those weary souls…
New Years Resolution: Get to the Root of Why You Should Make Them
Looking back History tell us that our New Year’s celebration finds its roots in the Roman god Janus, he of beginnings and endings, transitions and time. He is thereby the…
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Sacrifice War Peace Brotherhood
Anyone who has ever had someone die on them, or known a person who died and heard the news, can recall exactly what they were doing at the time of…