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What Use is a Pastor?

07/26/23

1 min read

By Donavon Riley

A pastor is sent to proclaim the unconditional grace of God, reminding us again and again that it is our Heavenly Father who reaches out to us in love through his Christ-won forgiveness, and not the other way around.
The Bible: God’s Anchorage

07/20/23

1 min read

By Donavon Riley

God’s published will offers us anchorage, the anchorage of Jesus Christ, in the midst of chaos, reminding us that there is a greater purpose to our lives than the pursuit of worldly success or fleeting pleasures.
The Holy Spirit's Succulent Fruit

07/03/23

1 min read

By Donavon Riley

The Holy Spirit unleashes his power through us, his vines, and we then get to watch as his fruits blossom and ripen.
Ice Baths for Lost Sheep

06/27/23

1 min read

By Donavon Riley

The Parable of the Lost Sheep bursts through the confines of convention and demands that we embrace the messiness of life and the unpredictable ways in which God's grace and forgiveness operates.
- Parables
- Forgiveness
- Grace
- Gospel
- Justification
- Sin
Opening the Dead Hands of Faith

06/20/23

1 min read

By Donavon Riley

It’s not our eloquence or persuasive rhetoric that changes hearts, but the Word of God that pierces through the hardened shells of unbelief and breathes life into the dead bones of sinners.

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