Juan Ponce de Leon was born in 1474 to a noble Spanish family and served as a page in the court of Ferdinand V and Isabella I. He sailed with Columbus on his second voyage to the New World (he was helping to drive the Moors out of Spain during the first voyage) and settled […]
Paul tells us that it is the responsibility of children and grandchildren (nephews in the KJV) to requite (to make a return or repayment for a benefit or service) our parents (1 Tim. 5). Not to fulfill this responsibility is to be worse than an infidel (unbeliever). We cannot plead “Corban,” excusing ourselves by high-sounding […]
Abigail Townsend Luffe (1858-1939) was the youngest of John and Caroline Townsend’s eight children. The Townsends lived in Bristol, England, from 1861 to 1865, where John became a close associate with George Muller, especially helping in evangelism to children. The curious girl who played in the garden of the orphanage at Ashley Down would herself […]
With mixed emotions I received the announcement of this special issue of Uplook. Earlier this year, I studied the subject of aging in Scripture. That study revealed many truths to me, and since that time my heart has been even more burdened for the work in our assembly retirement homes. May the truths of Scripture […]
This subject may not appeal to some folks, but for those who have reached the sunset days of life, a study of it will prove helpful and encouraging. For others, let me suggest that you try to enter into its message or save it until you find yourself in the classification of “Old Age.” It […]
Next to our own home, we have discovered a home away from home. No small claim indeed! The tidiness and cleanliness of this home deserves high marks. So does the staff from the director to the least of the attendants. Friendliness and cooperation characterize all. No wonder, for we are in a Christian atmosphere. Much […]
After Caroline Townsend died, her daughter Abigail looked back at her as a glorious example of true spirituality. Once, while Abigail was visiting her friend Edith, Frances Ridley Havergal entered the room. Edith introduced the two. “This is my friend, Abbie Townsend. I was so lonely without her–she taught me to know Jesus soon after […]
I grew up hearing my parents intercede for Africa. It was not that they did not pray for other lands, but there seemed to be an added dimension to their cry for Africa. My father was born in Blantyre, Scotland, hometown of the intrepid David Livingstone. Like Livingstone, I think his heart is buried in […]
We should be looking up to heaven (Lk. 21:28), waiting, watching, worshipping. But also, we should be looking at the fields, in the last few days of the world harvest, and working. Africa, the second largest continent, embraces about 20% of the land surface of the globe. God has been pleased to send His servants, […]