1. God is not a preoccupied parent, he’s an invested and interested tender loving Father. He values what perplexes us.
  2. This is the patient love of God. He is stubborn about the salvation of sinners. He will not be rushed even if his name is mocked, and the trustworthiness of his promises are called into question.
  3. This world of unbearable grief and accidental calamity is being renewed and, soon, will be completely bereft of every pernicious foe.
  4. Excerpt #3 from the new book “Withertongue Emails" by Donavon Riley.
  5. The firestorm of the Reformation which turned Europe upside-down was not Luther’s doing. It was the Word, and the Spirit working through it.
  6. Excerpt #2 from the new book “Withertongue Emails" by Donavon Riley.
  7. Maybe it was because I read this book to put myself to sleep. But maybe the lack of any Christian references was part of my sadness.
  8. The problem with sin is that we fail to honor God who wants to take our hearts captive and fill us with his goodness.
  9. I finally watched the film “Encanto” with my kids. I had heard many people say the subtext of this movie was deeper than most. So, we snuggled up on the couch and watched it to see what everyone was talking about.
  10. Excerpt #1 from the new book “Withertongue Emails" by Donavon Riley.
  11. The world we inhabit is wrong in so many ways, and a holistic approach to this “wrongness” traces its cause both to sin itself and to the effects of sin.
  12. When we read a good story, we sojourn with the characters and authors upon the trail of longing. Such is the pilgrim’s path.