“If a man is overtaken in any trespass, you who are spiritual restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness” (Gal. 6:1). Confronting another person about sin is not easy. Sometimes it’s downright frightening! I once had to approach a fellow-believer about his sin of adultery. A tough ex-Marine, he was strong both in […]
This lone state, extending from the U.S. into the subtropics, is in the south but shares little of the common culture of the other southeastern states. Now, except for the remoter towns in the center of the state, it is highly cosmopolitan and greatly influenced by its burgeoning transplanted population. Comprising an area of almost […]
I recently saw a sarcastic bumper sticker which read, “What’s next, gravity?” The reference is to the opposition by Christians to public school indoctrination of students with the religious beliefs of evolution. The inference is that “you Christians are dumb because you reject the absolute truth of evolution and if we tolerate this then perhaps […]
A war is about to begin. King Jehoram of Israel is going to war with the king of Moab. He sends to Jehosh-aphat, king of Judah, and urges him to join with him in the battle. They decide to invade Moab from the south through the land of Edom, whose king joins with them. But […]
Private property seems ingrained in the fiber of our civilization. The power which comes to a man from his possessions can, of course, be abused, like any other kind of power. Yet even this abuse, though it shows that the power of wealth must be restrained, does not prove that all possessions ought to be […]
Our reservoir of hymnody is both vast and deep. And the number of the hymns is matched, in most cases, by a richness of thought and beauty of expression that stirs the spirit and fills the mind with the most Christ-honoring thoughts and emotions. As Paul writes: “Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and […]
I am not a young man anymore. According to the stats, two-thirds of my life is gone. And as we are aware, life doesn’t always work according to statistics. But I do know that three of my four grandparents were in heaven well before their 75th birthdays. This is not maudlin speculation. The Scripture encourages […]
The Designation of Elders In the March issue of Uplook we asked, “How does a person come to be recognized as an elder?” Unfortunately, the question appears to have been somewhat ambiguous. For instance, one contributor spoke of the qualifications of elders rather than their recognition. We must apologize for the lack of clarity. It […]
“After these things the Lord appointed other seventy also, and sent them two and two before His face into every city and place, where He Himself would come. Therefore said He unto them, The harvest truly is great, but the laborers are few: pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that He would send […]