Thou Art Worthy
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...
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Thanks a Million
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...
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Renewal Through Humility
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...
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A Refreshing Saint
Do you like to meet a refreshing saint? Onesiphorus was declared by Scripture to be a refreshment to the great apostle Paul. What a blessed testimony! His name means “profit bringer” and he lived up to it, for he was...
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Climb the Mountain
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...
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A Bushel of Goodness
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...
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Soliloquy While Fishing
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...
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So What?
Statistics have their place, I suppose, but don’t lose your way in the number mumbo-jumbo. Like kudzu, the oriental vine creeping its way across the landscape of the southeastern U.S., statistics are crawling into every area of our lives. Nothing seems beyond...
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Keeping Unspotted
You may find it hard to believe, but I’m not only old enough to remember the “Dick and Jane” readers in the public schools—with their mythic dog, Spot—I can actually remember away back to the days when Christians wrestled over...
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