The first publisher of Uplook tells about a hymn ahead of its time (from the Dec 1994 Uplook) In the summer of 1923, Mr. Fred Mehl pitched a gospel tent in Big Rapids, MI, his hometown. It was my privilege to join our brother in house-to-house visitation, open-air and tent services. “Grandma’s” open house became […]
As 1950 drew to a close, I cannot help but think that my thoroughly Scottish father anticipated with some relish the timely arrival of a new little tax deduction, a deduction to be applied for the whole of the previous year! But alas it was not to be. Although my dear mother spent the waning […]
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 […]
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 […]
It is still the only way forward. What is the greatest need among assemblies today? A variety of answers might be given to that question, but certainly one of them would be the subject of leadership, its form and quality. We seem to be clear as to the form of leadership required by the New […]
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 […]
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, […]