By David Faust Someone has said, “It pays to plan ahead; it wasn’t raining when Noah built the ark.” If you build a house, plant a garden, or complete a research assignment at school, you know the value of careful planning. Entrepreneurs depend on sound business plans, and a preacher’s 30-minute message requires hours […]
Developing a generous heart– Proverbs 11
By David Faust The economy dominates cable news and kitchen conversations these days. High gasoline prices and unemployment rates cause pain on Main Street, stir consternation on Wall Street, and spark worries in the White House. On a personal level, however, tough times provide an opportunity to exercise one of the most practical evidences […]
Avoiding a sexual car wreck–Proverbs 5—7
By David Faust Sexual sin is like a car wreck. It disrupts plans, harms those involved, and causes detours and delays. Like a car wreck, sexual sin is costly to repair, hard to forget, and sometimes deadly. Proverbs chapters 5, 6, and 7 urge purity and self-control, while offering practical wisdom to guide us […]
The pursuit of godly wisdom–Proverbs 1
By David Faust What does wisdom look like? A gray-bearded philosophy professor? A dusty old book filled with information as irrelevant as a TV Guide on a desert island or a snow shovel in Hawaii? What does wisdom sound like? An undesired lecture from your parents? A sermon dry as a bowlful of sawdust? […]
Finding Christ in unexpected places–Psalm 146
By David Faust Jesus’ first disciples were familiar with the Hebrew Scriptures, but he taught with unparalleled authority and gave them new insight into the sacred texts. Then after he died and rose again, the compelling visual aid of Jesus’ resurrection must have taken his instruction to another level of impact. (One of my […]
