David Riffel

Mentoring Helps

Why Mentor?

MW Editor’s Note.  We sat down with Mentoring Warrior’s Executive Director, David Riffel, to discuss the value of mentoring and how one can get involved in God’s call to reach the next generation for Christ. MW: David, thanks for sitting down to talk about all things mentoring! You’ve shown a […]

Faith, Identity

Streams of Desire

Over the course of the summer, I’ve read four books, plus a workbook on desire. (I’ll note those titles at the end of this post.) Each sifts through the often confusing and yet delightful aspects of desire. Culturally, I’ve been influenced to suppress desire. The idea being that desires are […]

Faith, General

Flyover Chapters

Ever notice how certain parts of the Bible are skipped over?  Kind of like flyover States. It’s easy to say we believe in the totality of the Word of God, but sometimes, even for me, we fast-forward through certain passages or theological topics. Part of spiritual maturity comes as we […]

Faith, General

Fifty Years Ago

Fifty years ago yesterday, my friend, Kevin Cox, was killed in a car-train accident in Kansas. He, along with five others in the car, died. There were eight in the family station wagon. Kevin was taking kids from their church to the local town swimming pool in Cedar Point. Kevin […]