TOPIC INDEXDeath of Christ (28)

  1. The Tree At The Center of The Universe

    book
    02/16/24
    9 mins
    By Donavon Riley
    We are the fruit that grows from the branch, which extends from the trunk of the tree, which is rooted in the soil that it grows out of, which is all Christ.

  2. 315: Girard - The End of Scapegoating

    book
    07/15/23
    9 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie Donavon Riley
    Hey Man, Nice Shot. In this episode, we discuss Rene Girard’s argument for why Jesus’ death as a scapegoat is unique to all other sacrifices in human history. What is violence for? What is a scapegoat, and why is one necessary for peace and good order? How does Jesus break the law machinery that demands a victim?

  3. Forgiven Sinners in Full Bloom

    book
    03/29/23
    13 mins
    By Donavon Riley
    If we just say to God, “We don’t get it, please explain,” he will. He will send us a preacher to point us to his words for more clarification.

  4. 300: C.S. Lewis - A Grief Observed

    book
    03/27/23
    6 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie Donavon Riley
    Are We Just Rats in a Maze? In this episode, we discuss grief, mourning, death, and hope while reading C.S. Lewis’s book, A Grief Observed.

  5. Reading Flannery O’Connor & Reflecting on Lent, Part 1

    book
    03/03/23
    10 mins
    By Donavon Riley
    This is the message of Lent. We are not called to sacrifice for Jesus in order to earn our salvation. Rather, we are called to remember the sacrifice that Jesus made for us.

  6. If God is for Us

    book
    06/30/21
    7 mins
    By Donavon Riley
    With Jesus, troubles and sorrows, problems and worries, heartbreak and mourning are gathered up like left-over crumbs from a feast marking the celebration of victory over the enemy's forces.

  7. God in the Arena

    book
    05/20/21
    9 mins
    By Donavon Riley
    Sin, death, and Satan may have had more than a puncher's chance to beat us, but when God stepped into the ring, they should have admitted defeat and thrown in the towel.

  8. How to Be Human Again

    book
    02/16/21
    9 mins
    By Donavon Riley
    Jesus Christ is our peace because he doesn't criticize us. He declares us freed from our perceptions to accept the truth about ourselves.

  9. Jesus has Overcome Evil

    book
    11/17/20
    6 mins
    By Donavon Riley
    Jesus overcame sin, death, and Satan on the cross. His bloody suffering and death marked this sinful world's defeat.

  10. Killing in the Name of

    book
    10/27/20
    7 mins
    By Donavon Riley
    God uses the fifth commandment to protect us from selfishness, prevent us from only thinking about our needs, and to drive us to Christ and our neighbors.

  11. Everyone Wants to Get to Heaven, But No One Wants to Die

    book
    10/22/20
    9 mins
    By Donavon Riley
    Jesus will strengthen and encourage us because he is true life, and life has defeated death.

  12. Moralistic Therapeutic Deism

    book
    09/10/20
    12 mins
    By Donavon Riley
    This is an excerpt from “Crucifying Religion” written by Donavon Riley (1517 Publishing, 2019).
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