What is the “Dash”?
by Dave Seldon on April 2, 2012
Pastor David Foster often told the story of visiting his Dad’s gravestone, looking at … Date of birth - Date of death … and realizing that his whole life was represented by that little “-”.
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So very saddened to hear of Dave’s passing…I played every Sunday with the worship team in the mid-90′s for about two and a half years…and was always impressed and enriched by his speaking and his willingness to challenge ” conventional church” and make a space for those who had their doubts about God and had so many questions about faith and place..
My sincere condolences and prayers go out to Paula, Lindsey, Erin and Paige and the multitude of friends….Due to commitments I am unable to attend visitation and the funeral. I pray for God’s Peace and Mercy for all who mourn Dave’s passing to be with Papa God.
by Steven Bryant on April 3, 2012 at 11:40 am. #
A neighbor said to me, “Why don’t you come to church with us this morning,” and I did. The neighbor got me started back to church, but David kept me going. He always seemed to have a message just for me, just when I needed it. He had a truly profound effect on my life.
by Steve Dean on April 7, 2012 at 11:56 pm. #
(From my facebook page)
I believed in him. I needed him. I loved him. The three things he always said people in your life need to know. I left Illinois at 3:20 AM, eagerly anticipating what he’d say on Easter, drove 467 miles, got to the service by 10:30, sat down and found out his memorial service was April 4th. Many here might be surprised there was someone, anyone, who could talk to me about God. This isn’t about me but it IS about the size of the hole he left in me and in EVERYONE I know who knew him. I hoped, for just a moment, that this was his way of illustrating Easter and he’d come bounding out. His final gift to me was that I learned this on Easter. It leaves me thinking of a line by Richard Gere in An Officer and a Gentleman. (Dr. Foster would then say, “Yes you do.” and I’d say “I only mean for now.” RIP
by Dave Staats on April 8, 2012 at 12:11 pm. #