By David Faust My friend Don died well. He didn’t die easily. I’m not sure anyone does. But Don died well. A couple of weeks before he died at age 82, we sat together in his room at the assisted living center and talked about what he wanted me to say at his funeral. He […]
By David Faust As a longtime baseball fan, I’m happy when spring training takes place each year. Truth is, fans likely enjoy spring training more than players do. For us it means the beginning of a new season and the hope that our team will make the playoffs in the fall. For the players it […]
By David Faust I’m not orphidiophobic (possessing an abnormal fear of snakes) or even herpetophobic (fearing reptiles), but of all the creatures God designed, snakes are not my favorite. Everything about them hisses. Snakes slither on the ground, skulk in the grass, and surprise unsuspecting hikers who push through underbrush. Jesus told his disciples to […]
By David Faust “With God all things are possible” (Matthew 19:26), but the four words, “It can’t be done” have killed many dreams. Why try if you might not succeed? Shakespeare wrote, “Our doubts are traitors / And make us lose the good we oft might win / By fearing to attempt.” Courage yields to […]
By David Faust We take light for granted. Flip a switch and you can light up every room in your house. Push a button and your car’s headlights illuminate the road ahead. For most of human history, though, light required a lot of work. The ancient Egyptians used mirrors to bring sunlight into caves. Northern Europeans […]
