The Third Road
“Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and…
The Deep Sleep & The Waking Call — The Last Meditation
If Christ calls death only sleep, we have no need to fear the grave—but the deeper danger is the sleep of sin, where the soul slumbers unaware, deaf to the…
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…
The Walking Dead in Need of Grace
The Walking Dead in Need of Grace by Donavon L Riley We’ve all felt it—this craving for glory, this deep thirst for the spotlight. We wrap ourselves in our own…
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…
The Equality of Death & The Power of Hope
The Equality of Death & The Power of Hope by Donavon L Riley Mortality’s grip is unbreakable. We don’t need books or blog posts to educate us about this, not…
Bearing the Weight of Goodbyes: Finding Solace in Death
Bearing the Weight of Goodbyes: Finding Solace in Death by Donavon L Riley There comes a moment when we are forced to confront the cruel truth: the blood, bone, and…
Embracing Mortality: Stoic Wisdom and Christian Hope
Embracing Mortality: Stoic Wisdom and Christian Hope by Donavon L Riley The Battle of Mortality In the span of human existence, there has always been a relentless and unyielding adversary…