By David Faust To illustrate his culture’s moral decline, God’s prophet used a startling metaphor: “Truth has stumbled in the streets” (Isaiah 59:14). That’s a strange word picture because truth shouldn’t stumble. Truth brings to mind stability and respectability, not someone staggering in the street like a late-night carouser who’s had too much to drink. […]
By David Faust I listened while a friend shared his faith in Christ with a Jewish neighbor. “Would you mind if I read from the Bible?” Mario asked. His companion nodded. Without identifying the Scripture passage, Mario began to read aloud from Isaiah 53 about a man who bore our sorrows, who was pierced for […]
By David Faust When I was 17, a friend in the construction business gave me a summer job. I worked hard, but my skill level was average at best. (No one ever told me, “You know, Dave, you are so good at this you ought to consider a career in bricklaying.”) In that season of […]
By David Faust A friend told me, “Since the Lord is the Alpha and the Omega—the Beginning and the End—I can trust him with everything in the middle.” That’s where we struggle: in the middle. How can we live by faith when we’re in the middle of raising a family, building a career, or dealing […]
By David Faust If a professional athlete cheats, ESPN covers the story. CNN and Fox News are there with cameras when a public official gets arrested or a Hollywood celebrity files for divorce. If a school teacher or a church elder commits adultery, social media buzzes with news of the scandal. Some sins, however, don’t […]
