1. We Cannot Serve God and Mammon

    book
    10/11/22
    14 mins
    read
    By Donavon Riley
    We can appreciate what we have received from God, we can receive it all as free gift, but only when we stop investing in fool's gold.
    We Cannot Serve God and Mammon

  2. What's Waiting for Us in the Church?

    book
    09/26/22
    9 mins
    read
    By Donavon Riley
    Jesus remakes us, rebuilds us, and resurrects us so the demons that hide in the cracks cannot get ahold of us, the devil cannot break us, and hell will never know us.
    What's Waiting for Us in the Church?

  3. How Can An Addict Be Born Again?

    book
    09/19/22
    8 mins
    read
    By Donavon Riley
    When we cry to the Lord in our trouble, he will send us a preacher with words that deliver us from destruction.
    How Can An Addict Be Born Again?

  4. The Church Is Already Woke

    book
    09/06/22
    12 mins
    read
    By Donavon Riley
    Only by faith in Christ are we truly awake.
    The Church Is Already Woke

  5. Your Church Isn't Jesus

    book
    08/23/22
    11 mins
    read
    By Donavon Riley
    Don't lose hope. Don't avoid church on Sunday morning.
    Your Church Isn't Jesus

  6. We Cannot Hack God's Word

    book
    08/16/22
    13 mins
    read
    By Donavon Riley
    Our value and our values, our life, our everything is from Jesus Christ given to us as a gift.
    We Cannot Hack God's Word

  7. Going Back to Square One

    book
    08/09/22
    15 mins
    read
    By Donavon Riley
    We bring nothing with us that contributes to the preaching or the hearing of God’s promise to us.
    Going Back to Square One

  8. The Gospel of the Crucified Idiot

    book
    08/02/22
    8 mins
    read
    By Donavon Riley
    At the heart of The Idiot is Dostoevsky's confession of faith and the confession of all Christians.
    The Gospel of the Crucified Idiot

  9. Nietzsche's Christ

    book
    06/28/22
    13 mins
    read
    By Donavon Riley
    The world hates Jesus because he comes to lead us to love and forgive all, including our enemies.
    Nietzsche's Christ

  10. Demanding to Suffer Freedom

    book
    06/21/22
    12 mins
    read
    By Donavon Riley
    The only solution to free will is the announcement from a preacher that the Father forgives us for Christ's sake.
    Demanding to Suffer Freedom

  11. How God Made Mary a Theologian of the Cross

    book
    05/19/22
    10 mins
    read
    By Donavon Riley
    The point Luther made, again and again, was that distance between God and sinners is collapsed when the crucified Christ himself comes to sinners through a preacher.
    How God Made Mary a Theologian of the Cross

  12. The Stupid Monk at The Diet at Worms (Part 4)

    book
    03/18/22
    7 mins
    read
    By Donavon Riley
    Theologians of glory searched for God everywhere except the Cross of Christ.
    The Stupid Monk at The Diet at Worms (Part 4)
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