By David Faust Recently I read a list of the “Top 100 Love Songs of All Time.” The list included familiar titles often heard at wedding receptions, like “You Are the Sunshine of My Life” by Stevie Wonder, “I’ll Be There” by The Jackson Five, “I Will Always Love You,” by Whitney Houston, and “Always […]
Nothing ventured, nothing gained– Ecclesiastes 10, 11
By David Faust Christianity is known for its nouns: cross, Bible, grace, church. But to go deeper in our faith, we can’t forget the verbs: serve, love, give, go, seek, forgive, ask, teach, trust. There is no book of “Passivity” in the Bible, but there is one called “Acts.” Follow Christ, and you’ll never lack […]
Justice for all?–Ecclesiastes 5-9
By David Faust C. S. Lewis wisely counseled, “Don’t use words too big for the subject. Don’t say ‘infinitely’ when you mean ‘very’; otherwise you’ll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite.” It’s no exaggeration, however, to speak of the Lord as an infinitely just God. He always […]
The ‘vision thing’– Proverbs 29:18
By David Faust Pick up any book about leadership these days, and you can read about the importance of vision. Without the “vision thing,” it’s often said, leaders are doomed to fail. Bill Hybels defines vision as “a picture of the future that produces passion.” George Barna says vision is “foresight with insight based on […]
A balanced, biblical work ethic– Proverbs 26-28
By David Faust Work is a four-letter word. But then, so is lazy. Laziness is like talking too much; we abhor it in others but rationalize it in ourselves. A 2011 article in The New York Times argued that Americans “aren’t getting lazier but we’re getting softer. Most of us spend our workdays sitting […]
