By David Faust Was the apostle Paul a tenor, a baritone, or a bass? The Bible doesn’t say, but we know that he and his friend Silas were singers. They preached the gospel in the Greek city of Philippi, baptizing the businesswoman Lydia and her family. However, after freeing a girl from enslavement by […]
By David Faust We don’t know the name of the chariot-rider who rolls across the scene in Acts chapter 8, but we know a lot about him: • He was a prominent government leader, presumably well-off and well-educated, “an important official in charge of all the treasury” for the queen of Ethiopia (Acts 8:27). • He […]
By David Faust A medical school student preparing to become a doctor refuses to receive training about how to perform abortions. As a result, he gets a lower grade in the class—the only time he earns anything less than an A. A young woman falls in love with a handsome boyfriend who says all […]
By David Faust Everyone has a burden to bear—and sometimes many burdens. Collectively, the people you see at church or at a ball game carry more burdens than you could possibly count. They worry about dysfunctional family members, emotional problems, money troubles, physical ailments, doubts about God, complications at work, disappointing relationships, and an […]
By David Faust After Jesus’ dramatic post-resurrection appearances to Mary Magdalene, Thomas, and the other disciples (John chapter 20), the events recorded in John chapter 21 almost seem anti-climactic; but they are important in their own way. Jesus stood by the Sea of Galilee in the early morning, calling out instructions to the disciples. […]
