Philippians chapter 3 is one of the most outstanding chapters in Holy Writ on the great theme of Christian endeavor. Paul first enumerates those things that had placed him in the front rank of Jewish culture and learning, things that had made him to excel in religious attainment and knowledge, and then, at a stroke, […]
The storm warnings are out. The nations, like a troubled sea, foam and lash against each other (Isa. 57:20). In the midst of the gale lies Eretz Israel. More fearsome waves have crashed upon its shores than anywhere else in the world. Riding at anchor amid the Judean hills is the enigmatically named “City of […]
“Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings, and not one of them is forgotten before God?” Luke 12:6 It was a beautiful winter day. I was sitting on the veranda of a southern hotel enjoying the sunshine and sky. Suddenly I became conscious of the swift flight of some small object before my eyes. […]
A. W. Tozer writes a prayer at the beginning of his book, The Knowledge of the Holy, which says in part, “They that know Thee not may call upon Thee as other than Thou art, and so worship not Thee but a creature of their own fancy; therefore enlighten our minds that we may know […]
Uplook Magazine, May 1991 Written by J.J. Rouse […]
The teenage rascals had caught “Rodney,” the old roan horse, and were leading him to the door of the large tent. The boys, whispering, moved quickly. One pulled Rodney’s head through the tent entrance. The other boy lifted its tail and put a bull thistle under it. Within the canvas walls the meeting was in […]
In response to an article on the life of F. S. Arnot in our March 1991 issue, we were sent a copy of a news item published in Britain at the time of one of Arnot’s visits to his homeland. Since one of the purposes of this magazine is to seek to stir up evangelistic […]
“While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal” (2 Cor. 4:18). “The heavens shall pass away . . . the earth also and the works that are therein […]
While Alexander Marshall was preaching in a country district, near Orillia, using a tent, the prejudice among the people was terrible. Within two thousand yards from the Gospel tent lived an Irishman, who was a very devout Episcopalian. It was beneath his dignity to go to the tent, but one Sunday afternoon as he was […]