Jeremy Riley: In a few words

Many people who have heard the name Francis of Assisi associates the man with the phrase, “Preach the gospel at all times. Use words if necessary.”  I heard this phrase many times in my undergrad education and decided to adopt it for a period of time.  I thought it was brilliant and that it captured [...]

I took a course in my Undergrad education that was called Historiography.  While some of the books might have been rather dull and dry, the main point of the books was about our sense of objectivity.  It is widely assumed that we can come to a situation or book and be totally without bias.  This [...]

There was a guest post over at Between Two Worlds blog today where Jared Wilson wrote about the importance of brokenness and joy.  The first step towards real joy, he argued, is when we are encountered by despair over our failings.  However, once that despair has occurred then we are given freedom to laugh and [...]

Great post over at The Gospel Coalition about Francis Schaeffer and the vitality of the Christian life.  Here is a highlight that stuck out to me: Francis Schaeffer came to discover, many years after his conversion, that the finished work of Christ mattered—mattered tremendously—for his present life. Not just for his past moment of conversion [...]

“Preach the gospel always, If necessary use words." -St. Francis of Assisi It embarrasses me how often I have used the quote from St Francis to mean that we should just live the gospel and not say anything to anybody, ever.  The gospel becomes more like good advice, the gospel is twisted into a self [...]

I read a past issue of Modern Reformation and read an excellent article on “The Law and the Gospel.”  In it Sean Norris mentioned about his past in the typical realm of relational Christianity.  Everything was based on stirrings and emotion.  I had similar experiences where I craved the emotional status of quiet times, youth [...]