TOPIC INDEXGrace (20)

  1. Christianity: The End of Religion

    book
    11/13/18
    13 mins
    By Donavon Riley
    In the beginning, we read about the invention of religion. It begins simply enough in Genesis 3

  2. I’d Never Go to That Church

    book
    09/25/18
    7 mins
    By Donavon Riley
    Would you go to the church on the corner knowing that the pastor is an ex-con?

  3. Failed Saint, Faithful Savior

    book
    08/28/18
    10 mins
    By Donavon Riley
    Christians have long enjoyed an absurd love affair with white-washing biblical saints.

  4. The Kind of Grace Named Jesus

    book
    07/18/18
    9 mins
    By Donavon Riley
    Our complaints about God's grace always sound the same: "It was good to see him in church with his son this morning.

  5. Dying Is Greater Than Fighting

    book
    02/15/18
    12 mins
    By Donavon Riley
    “The strongest person in the room doesn't win the fight," she said, "it’s whoever's the meanest…” I was fifteen years old when my aunt taught me that.

  6. Where To Begin

    book
    12/06/17
    6 mins
    By Donavon Riley
    I’m going to begin at the beginning. But which one? Birth? Kindergarten? My first drink? The first time I had sex?

  7. Faith Praises God As Giver

    book
    08/29/17
    8 mins
    By Donavon Riley
    We focus on what we have, what we don't have, and how and when God is going to give us what we need. This the opposite of faith.

  8. Getting What We Don't Deserve

    book
    02/21/17
    5 mins
    By Donavon Riley
    Christ's death for us is how and why God declares us righteous. Christ's righteousness is imputed to us as free gift.