By David Faust God’s capacity to get things done far surpasses ours. We use preexisting items to construct buildings and generate works of art, but he created the universe out of nothing. We spend years and thousands of dollars getting an education, while the Lord remains calmly all-knowing. We rush around in cars and planes, […]
By David Faust Are you familiar with the word verklempt? According to a Jewish dictionary, “verklempt is a Yiddish word that means ‘overcome with emotion.’ Pronounced ‘fer-klempt,’ people use it when they are so emotional that they’re on the verge of tears or at a loss for words.” You may have felt verklempt on the […]
By David Faust She looked serene as she walked into my office. She had requested an appointment without specifying what she wanted to discuss. Though our paths had crossed at church, I didn’t know her well, and my ministerial instincts told me to brace myself to hear a challenging question or a complaint about something […]
Devotional thoughts on Romans 12:1, 2; 13:8-10 By Mike Berry I remember the first time I was called out for lacking character. The reason I remember is that it stung. The second, and probably bigger, reason was that it changed me. Forever. Absent Character It was the spring before my senior year of college and […]
By David Faust Noah’s animals aren’t the only things that come in pairs. It takes two scissor blades to cut cloth. God designed our bodies with pairs of eyes, ears, hands, and feet to provide balance and perspective. Both-And For Christians, truth and love are both-and, not either-or. Truth and love don’t contradict each other; […]
