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 […]
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; […]
By David Faust Someone has said, “Anyone can count the seeds in an apple, but it takes faith to count the apples in a seed.” God designed plants to show remarkable resilience. A couple of years ago my wife took the pruning shears to an overgrown houseplant and chopped it down to a mere stub. […]
By David Faust It already had been a long night even before we boarded the plane. Weather-related delays made me miss my connecting flight. Now as the clock passed 11:00 p.m., I stood in line with a crowd of tired-looking passengers in the Dallas airport, hoping to get home on the last flight of the […]
