March 13, 2026
David Faust explores unexpected friendships—from public figures to Scripture—and encourages readers to pursue “bold” relationships that stretch their comfort zone, including intergenerational connections and friendships with those others may overlook.
January 1, 2026
If your main motivation is to please other people, and your self-worth depends on others’ approval, you will be frustrated and disappointed.
November 6, 2025
Love has persuasive power. Compassion makes our arguments more convincing, but without love, our arguments sound hollow.
We know the devil’s gameplan. Scripture gives us the inside scoop about several tools in Satan’s toolbox—schemes he employs in his efforts to thwart God’s purposes.
May 2, 2025
Even when your efforts are unbeknownst to others, the Lord knows. “God is not unjust; he will not forget your work and the love you have shown him as you have helped his people and continue to help them” (Hebrews 6:10).
March 2, 2025
Has your faith become complacent? Is your lifestyle a bit too predictable and comfortable? Is the Lord nudging you to do more, give more, or risk more? Don’t quit if the Lord wants you to walk a little farther.
December 31, 2024
In addition to praying for harvest workers (Matthew 9:38), David Faust offers several suggestions for addressing the church’s leadership shortage.
October 31, 2024
When the holiday blahs settle in, it’s time to do some self-talk and use the second half of the psalmist’s blues song to tell your soul, “Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God” (Psalm 42:5, 11).
September 1, 2024
How can we disagree without destroying families, splitting churches, and devastating relationships? God calls us to preach truth boldly, but also to care deeply for those who misunderstand or despise us. What does it take to preach the gospel of grace in an age of outrage?
July 1, 2024
As the church heads into the future, we may be overlooking one of our greatest resources: senior adults. . . .
May 1, 2024
What can we learn from Restoration Movement organizations that no longer exist? . . .
March 1, 2024
What can we learn by reviewing Restoration Movement history? . . .
January 1, 2024
By David Faust Remember the song “Winter Wonderland”? It contains a line about a talking snowman that a cheery couple imagines to be an ordained minister. They nickname him Parson Brown. “Are you married?” he asks, and they respond, “No man, but you can do the job when you’re in town.” Parson comes from the Latin persona. In the past, some ministers were called “parsons” and their homes were known as “parsonages.” In his Commentaries on the Laws of England, the 18th-century legal expert Sir William Blackstone wrote that a parson’s job is to “carry out the business of the
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