Real Stories

Thursday, December 26, 2024

Turned Upside Down

Tornadoes tend to do that—turn your life upside down, I mean. But on a mission of mercy to help a dear Christian who had been a step from death and whose life’s papers had been scattered far and wide across...

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Friday, December 20, 2024

A Christmas Story by the Fireside

Christmas greetings from your friends at Uplook Ministries! This story reminds us that it's a good time to be thankful—and thoughtful, too.

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Friday, December 13, 2024

How Rock Music Saved My Life

Is it true? Rock music saved Jabe Nicholson's life? Yes, and God is always surprising us like that.

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Friday, December 6, 2024

P. P. Bliss’ Last Hymn

P.P. Bliss is one of the Church's favorite hymn writers. Who would know that last words he wrote would be such a fitting testimony of faith in God.

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Friday, November 29, 2024

He Hears Your Tears

The Lord is the expert at non-verbal communication. On occasion, Jesus said something like: "I couldn't help overhearing what you were thinking" (see Luke 5:22). But He hears a lot more than that!

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Friday, November 22, 2024

Treasures From The Darkness

It's good to not keep an inventory of wrongs against us--or of kindnesses done by us either. But God covers the first by Jesus' blood and the second by His wonderful grace.

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Friday, November 15, 2024

Waiting at the Last Stop

One great thing about the ever-present Jesus--whatever station you exit from the sad train to Nowhere, He'll be waiting for you.

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Friday, November 8, 2024

Mixup or Fixup?

Just one letter makes the difference between Mixup and Fixup. But what a difference it makes! I specialize in the first; God specializes in the second. I'm very glad for that!

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Friday, November 1, 2024

Resouled

The Guicciardinis are one of the oldest and most renowned families of Florence, dating back to the 1200s. Many of them held prominent positions in the Florentine Republic as scholars and historians through the centuries. But Pietro, born in a...

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