Thinking Upward Blog

Thursday, May 1, 2025

The Go(l)d Standard

My father and I were both fascinated by the printing process. How ideas from one mind could be spread to others through black marks on a page intrigued us. That’s how we ended up at McCormick Place in Chicago for...

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Thursday, April 17, 2025

The Dress Rehearsal

A week before commemorating Christ’s death, many Christians observe Palm Sunday. Palm fronds are handed out to remind people of Jesus’ triumphal entry. If you care to check, you’ll see how His arrival exactly fulfilled Zechariah’s prophecy (Zechariah 9:9), made...

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Thursday, April 3, 2025

Pay Attention!

I was a daydreamer. Watching a construction crew outside the school window, I could build a castle in the sky in the time it took them to lay a few bricks.  Thus, the most common words of affirmation from my teacher...

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Thursday, March 20, 2025

Is The Atheist Right?

I don’t doubt that America could use some economic, political, and societal changes for the better. What that would look like I’ll leave to others. But when Jesus was on the planet He rarely spoke about those large-scale changes.  His plan...

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Thursday, March 6, 2025

Pray For Mideast Peace

When I was asked to write for this paper some years ago, I expressed my belief that “every article should have what they used to call a ‘point.’” “Grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.” (John 1:17) He was gracious in...

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Thursday, February 20, 2025

Just One Thing

I was in prison this past week, waiting for a graduation ceremony to begin. Chatting with one of the men in that program, I asked if he could share something he’d learned. Moving his hands around his head in a...

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Thursday, February 6, 2025

I Must Tell You

Imagine you hear the doorbell ring one day. To your utter shock, an emissary of some wealthy prince is at the door. “His Majesty would like you to attend his wedding to the princess of his dreams. Your needed wardrobe, travel,...

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Thursday, January 23, 2025

Just Suppose…

Do you like a good Just-Suppose story? You may find this one interesting. It’s about you. After a long, harried day with more than a few frustrations, you finally fall asleep.  You dream, imagining you live in a country ruled by a...

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Thursday, January 9, 2025

The Witness Projection Program

Witnesses aren’t prosecutors or judges. They simply tell what they know. For the Christian, it means sharing about our Savior and His way of salvation: agreeing with God about the problem—our personal sin—and agreeing about the answer—Christ’s death for us.  Here’s...

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