By David Faust To me, most sheep look pretty much alike. If you’ve seen one wooly even-toed ungulate, you’ve seen them all. Gazing at a flock of ewes, rams, and lambs, most of us wouldn’t be able to tell one from another. An experienced sheepherder, however, can tell them apart. Growing up on a dairy […]
By David Faust These questions coordinate with Engage Your Faith and This Week with the Word. Sunday School Lesson Text: John 10:1-15 1. Is it easy or difficult for you to remember names? What steps could you take to become better at remembering? How do you feel valued when people remember your name? 2. How […]
By David Faust Only a few English words start with the letter X, but one of them has been in the news frequently in recent months. Each year Dictionary.com selects a Word of the Year “that embodies a major theme resonating deeply in the cultural consciousness over the prior 12 months.” The Word of the […]
By David Faust These questions coordinate with Engage Your Faith and This Week with the Word. Sunday School Lesson Text: Romans 5:6-11; 8:31-39 1. How has God’s reconciling love impacted you personally? 2. How do you react to people who are culturally or racially different from you? Do you gravitate toward them or do you […]
By David Faust Who first looked at a lobster and said, “You know, I bet that would taste good”? Who was the first beachcomber to pry open an oyster and exclaim, “Mmm, that looks yummy”? We take guitars and violins for granted, but who first discovered that strings tightly stretched across a wooden frame could […]
