By David Faust We’re all familiar with motivational plaques you see on workplace walls. I appreciate serious sayings like “Keep your eyes on the stars, and your feet on the ground” (Theodore Roosevelt), but I also enjoy tongue-in-cheek quotes that contain funny or thought-provoking twists—like these: • “People say nothing is impossible, but I do […]
How Will This Be?—Life Application for December 4, 2016
By David Faust In the late 1800s when visionaries proposed connecting Michigan’s Upper Peninsula with the mainland, skeptics scoffed about “the bridge that could never be built.” It took a long time to realize the dream, but since its completion in 1957, millions of travelers have crossed the 26,372-foot-long Mackinac Bridge. In 1961 President John […]
Evaluation Questions for December 4, 2016
By David Faust These questions coordinate with Engage Your Faith and This Week with the Word. These questions coordinate with Engage Your Faith and This Week with the Word. Sunday School Lesson Text: Luke 1:26-38 1. What is your first reaction when someone presents you with a visionary new idea? Are you eager to embrace […]
Evaluation Questions for November 27, 2016
By David Faust These questions coordinate with Engage Your Faith and This Week with the Word. Sunday School Lesson Text: Revelation 22:11-21 1. What does it mean to you personally to think of Jesus Christ as “the Beginning and the End”? 2. Where do you see the Lord’s hand at work in your past? in […]
From Beginning to End—Life Application for November 27, 2016
By David Faust A good story grabs your attention at the start and never lets your imagination go until the end. It’s not enough for a movie to start well; it should end well too. The same is true for a speech, a sermon, and an interpersonal relationship. A strong start is good, but it’s […]