By David Faust Jesus said nothing about the Christmas holiday, but he did mention his birth. The Bible tells us where, when, and how Jesus was born. Where? In Bethlehem of Judea. When? At the intersection of BC and AD, “when the set time had fully come” (Galatians 4:4). How? Miraculously a virgin conceived […]
By David Faust Many things in life go unfinished. Franz Schubert had an unfinished symphony. The artist Raphael didn’t complete his painting “The Transfiguration” before he died. Rows of orange barrels bear testimony to the irritating fact that highway maintenance never ends. A homeowner can always look at his lawn or house and find […]
By David Faust When the chemical engineer Alfred Nobel died in 1896, his will established a trust fund for rewarding outstanding achievements in physics, chemistry, literature, and medicine, as well as the famous Nobel Peace Prize. Ironically, Nobel gained a significant portion of his fortune from inventing dynamite and explosives used in war. It’s […]
By David Faust It’s one of the best-known verses in the New Testament. But to postmodern ears, John 14:6 sounds narrow and uncompromising. Jesus said, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” It would be the height of egotism to insist that […]
By David Faust Now my soul is troubled, and what shall I say? “Father, save me from this hour”? No, it was for this very reason I came to this hour. Father, glorify your name (John 12:27, 28). It’s one of the shortest prayers recorded in Scripture: “Father, glorify your name.” Yet, we […]
