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 […]
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 […]
A way to stand out from the crowd– Proverbs 23-25
By David Faust Where is our culture headed? To extremes. Restaurants and stores sell extreme tacos, super-charged energy drinks, and detergent that promises to make our clothes not just clean but “X-treme clean.” Musicians like Lady Gaga grab headlines with outlandish behavior. Cable news stations vie for ratings with outrageous stories and angry commentaries. Muslim […]
