Thinking Upward Blog

Tuesday, August 25, 2026

OKAY?

The Lord blessed my wife and I with seven children. It’s easy enough to talk theoretically about how many children we’d like to have, as if selecting what size caffè latte I need to jump-start my morning. But once we have...

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Tuesday, August 11, 2026

How Much For Jesus?

Here’s one of life’s ironies. On November 15, 2017, Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud purchased Leonardo da Vinci’s painting titled “Salvator Mundi” for a record-breaking $450.3 million. Why ironic? The world’s most expensive painting, owned at various...

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Tuesday, July 28, 2026

Oil Crisis?

If you read my column, you know I’m not talking politics. I like God’s unchanging truth, not the fickle fortunes of men. Petroleum isn’t the only kind of oil in the world, after all. A thousand years before Christ, David penned the...

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Tuesday, July 14, 2026

Double Exposure

It was quite the day when my dad, just home from the war, was able to purchase a Kodak Brownie movie camera.  In a previous column I told how royalty visited our hometown in those days. To top it off, my...

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Tuesday, June 30, 2026

Say It Now

In the autumn of 1860, with war looming, America was in turmoil. Many Wisconsin residents had journeyed to Chicago for a Stephen A. Douglas rally to consider the issues of the day. Just before midnight on September 7, a palatial side-wheel...

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Tuesday, June 16, 2026

Heaven’s Logic

Some say Christians must kiss their brains goodbye. Really? Haven’t they heard the first and great commandment? “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with ALL YOUR MIND, and with all your...

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Tuesday, June 2, 2026

Hobnailed Boots & Heaven

For several years I had a free literature table in the university’s student union. My son-in-law Chase and our friend Dom continue the practice each Tuesday from 12 till 2. Those who visit find them winsome and engaging. It’s intended to...

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Tuesday, May 19, 2026

“There’s a Crown on your Head!”

TV commercials from the 1960s included some by Imperial Margarine. Mom and Dad are gathered with their family around the dinner table. I know, ancient history, right? Mother has purchased a new spread for their bread. Not butter—margarine fit for a king....

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Tuesday, May 5, 2026

The Book

“Of making many books there is no end,” said the wise man. (Ecclesiastes 12:12) Nobody knows how many books have been published throughout history, but the Library of Congress houses over 32 million titles, and the number keeps growing.  Only one, however,...

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