Chris Reighley

Founder of Shoe Leather Gospel and fellow pilgrim on the journey of faith. I teach Scripture with clarity and warmth to help believers put truth in their shoes and walk with Christ through every step of life.

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    Crazy Bible Questions: Because People Ask Wild Things and God’s Word Has Real Answers

    Crazy Bible Questions began when a coworker asked if Adam had a wife before Eve. From Lilith to giants, unicorns to Nephilim, we explore the strangest Bible questions with clarity, history, scholarship, and a touch of humor. If it’s weird, it’s important.

  • What if Satan kept a journal? In this dark, imaginative post styled after C.S. Lewis’s Screwtape Letters, explore a biblically grounded, first-person account of the devil’s prideful rebellion—from Eden to Armageddon, and finally into the abyss. A theological narrative with teeth.

    The Devil’s Diary: Chained in the Abyss

    A word before we start: Introduction: A Diary from the Darkness Many of you know that I’ve launched Shoe Leather Gospel, a Bible teaching ministry built to help believers walk faithfully with a…

  • Evangelist’s Call: God’s Voice in the Noise

    Evangelist steps into Christian’s confusion with the clarity of Scripture. In a world filled with competing voices, God still speaks, still calls, and still directs the hearts of His people.

  • Representative Brian Harrison’s call to fire Texas A&M President Mark Welsh reveals an irony: cancel culture tactics are being used to fight Critical Theory. This article explores why Welsh’s leadership reflects Aggie values, why accountability differs from cancel culture, and why Christians must resist fighting ideology with its own tools.

    Judgment Tested: Academic Freedom, Institutional Authority, and the Ethics of Escalation at Texas A&M

    What happens when academic freedom, institutional authority, and public pressure collide? A careful ethical analysis of judgment under strain at Texas A&M.

  • A Flood, a Tablet, and the Rest of the Story

    Flood stories appear everywhere, from ancient clay tablets to distant cultures. But what does archaeology actually show—and where do its limits lie? This article slows the conversation down and tells the rest…

  • City of Destruction: Awakening to Sin

    Awakening to sin is the first mercy on the narrow road. Before Christian can flee the City of Destruction, he must first see reality as God names it. This is the beginning…

  • Venezuela, Maduro, and the Historical Pattern the Media Missed

    Why the capture of Nicolás Maduro feels unprecedented, how history shows it isn’t, and where modern media framing consistently breaks down when rare legal patterns reappear.

  • Walking the Narrow Road

    We love journey stories because they tell the truth about growth, cost, and hope. Scripture describes faith the same way. This is where our pilgrimage begins.

  • More Than Gold: The Journey to the Aggie Ring

    It’s more than a ring. It’s a legacy. Join me as I walk the road to Ring Day—fueled by grace, family, and the long obedience that made it more than gold.

  • An Empty Tomb, a Roman Decree, and the Rest of the Story

    A viral claim links the Nazareth Inscription to Jesus’ resurrection. This article examines what the Roman decree actually says, what history allows us to conclude, and why the empty tomb still mattered.