A veteran soul winner and disciple-maker calls for some cooperation in the work. In Mark 2, we see four men bearing a fifth to the Lord for help. Notice how they dealt with the obstacles they encountered on the way. Nothing deterred their resolute determination to accomplish their task, namely, to bring a needy soul […]
God’s generosity and one man’s gratitude. Johnny was one of those people in life that you never forget. He was getting up in years when I first met him. Well, my first encounter with this son of Italy wasn’t really an introduction. I heard him pray at the Lord’s Supper! When he finished his prayer, […]
The warm sun shines down on contented figures sitting on the fantail of the small fishing boat. It’s warm, peaceful, quiet. I can almost touch the little trolling motor without moving, yet can hardly hear its pulsing beat as it keeps us just barely under way. There is no newspaper aboard. That’s good. No radio […]
A regular and much appreciated contributor to Uplook writes about the uphill road. “You have to be committed”—that’s what he said. We were climbing Mt. Sneffels, one of Colorado’s great mountains, 14,150 feet tall. I was talking with a friend as we climbed. He said, “My wife is along, but she’s not committed to making […]
There are two great lights in the spiritual realm as well. “And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: He made the stars also” (Gen. 1:16). God is a God of order, and this is clearly seen in His creation (1 Cor. […]
First published in the Nov. 1992 Uplook. We understand a miracle to feed 5,000 or to raise the dead, certainly, but for a lost axe? The young man knew its importance. With the axe head gone, his means of serving the Lord and His people and being able to do the things expected of him […]
This is heaven’s song. Come join in! Our glorious Lord is the foundation of all the work of God in every age; the source of every blessing for His people of all times; the unique element of cohesion in the whole universe; whether physical or spiritual, historical or moral, on Him everything depends. He is […]