Another Look by David Faust What are the marks of authentic service? Service has a sound. It’s the sound of snow shovels scraping the sidewalk so neighbors will have a dry path to walk. It’s the sound of hammers pounding nails into a Habitat for Humanity house. Service is the sound of sanitation workers emptying […]
Who goes to church on Easter?
Another Look by David Faust Christ arose, and so does church attendance on Easter Sunday. Most Sundays two-thirds of the residents of the United States and Canada sleep in and stay away, but on Easter millions of the slumbering majority get up—and even dress up—to go to a house of worship. Who will attend your […]
Which way is up?
Another Look by David Faust Poor Thomas. His name has become synonymous with wavering, questioning faith. We label him Doubting Thomas despite the fact that it’s reasonable to ask for evidence before believing, and despite the fact that the rest of the disciples had their doubts too. Thomas wasn’t alone in his skepticism. The other […]
Carving pomegranates
Another Look by David Faust A friend of mine runs a business that leases the fourth floor of a downtown office building in Indianapolis. For many years the space was previously occupied by a jewelry firm, and when my friend’s company moved in, they kept a lot of the original wooden cubicles where the jewelers […]
A few more euphemisms, please
Another Look by David Faust According to the philosopher Aristophanes, “High thoughts must have high language.” If that’s true, what does our language say about the way we view human sexuality? Aren’t you weary of the vulgarity so common in American life? Rare is the comedian who tells jokes without peppering his routines with profanity. […]
