By David Faust What did it take the first time someone used a parachute? bravado? curiosity? insanity? Jumping into History According to Skydiving.com, the ancient Chinese invented umbrellas and parasols, which acrobats used to entertain the emperor with daring stunts. In the 1500s Leonardo da Vinci sketched a soaring device, but he never risked taking […]
By David Faust Our church staff needed some new publicity pictures, and it was time for a photo shoot. The young woman organizing the group photo told me, “Your hair looks a little messy,” so I reached into my back pants pocket and pulled out a small black plastic comb. “He has a comb in […]
By David Faust When I hired a woodworker to lay a hardwood floor in my house and install a new mantle over the fireplace, I was amazed by his skill and dedication. He explained that every time he builds a mantle, he shapes and inserts a one-of-a-kind decorative piece of wood into the center. No […]
By David Faust Psalm 121:8 says, “The Lord will watch over your coming and going both now and forevermore.” I like that verse because I have discovered that life involves a series of comings and goings. Par for the Course We’re a society on the go. According to the U.S. Department of Transportation, there are […]
By David Faust Prayer isn’t an attempt to twist the arm of a reluctant deity. Prayer is an honest conversation around the family dinner table. Through prayer God involves us in his work. Imagine a dad who asks his 10-year-old son to help with a household project. The father doesn’t need the boy’s assistance; in […]
