By Dr. Mark Scott The librarian says, “You are what you read.” The designer says, “You are what you wear.” The athlete says, “You are what you train.” Hollywood says, “You are what you watch.” But the dietician says, “You are what you eat.” Ezekiel’s call to prophetic service embraced eating something. The call of […]
Who Is Responsible?—Ezekiel 3, 18, & 33
By David Faust When we were boys, my brother John and I often played ball in the front yard of our house. It’s still a mystery why a softball crashed through the dining room window one day. Confronted by our unhappy dad, John and I blamed each other. “He threw it too high,” I insisted. […]
Weary, Wounded Messengers—Ezekiel 1–5
By David Faust Churches need leaders for the same reason cars need shock absorbers: often the road isn’t smooth, and congregational bumps and potholes take many forms. A leader’s phone may ring with jarring news of a fatal traffic accident, a sudden illness, a marriage in crisis, a suicide, or a community-wide emergency. Churches need […]