The Truth About a Lie
Sometimes it’s hard to tell when we have believed a lie from the devil and when our own deceitful hearts have tricked us. Of course, Scripture warns us not to excuse ourselves by blaming others for our own misdeeds (see...
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Reach for a Towel
The word “refresh” does not appear in John 13:1-17, but in that passage we have the account of the Lord Jesus doing exactly that—refreshing His disciples by washing the dust from their travel-weary feet. Few things are more powerful than a...
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The Birds Were Silenced
I was born into a large Catholic family in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada in 1954. My parents had twelve children. I had three older brothers and two sisters who were already married or living on their own. The other four...
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One Sister’s Experience
After nearly fifty years of life in India it was a startling and radical culture shock to return to life in America. It was a rude awakening following a completely different life in another culture. For a long time, I...
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Step by Step: The Path of Faith
The story of Rest Haven is a tapestry, interwoven with prayers and praises, trials, testing, and tears, along with a multitude of thanksgivings. At the start just two dear sisters were provided with necessary care and shelter. In 1943, the Lord...
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Past Mercies; Future Promise
It was in November of 1901 when Abigail Townsend Luffe arrived in Buffalo, New York from England. Within days she had involved herself in caring for the physical and spiritual needs of those less fortunate. Later, as one might expect,...
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Quiet Desperation
David Henry Thoreau (1817-1862), American essayist, wrote to a friend, “Most men lead lives of quiet desperation.” Life often does not turn out as one had hoped. Youthful idealism has this glowing vision of the future, colored with radiant optimism....
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The Care of the Elderly
The special guide in this issue of Uplook focuses on the various ministries God has raised up throughout North America to assist families in providing care to seniors. As Administrator of one of the oldest facilities in the U.S. it...
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Choosing a Senior Home
In those last moments on the cross, the Lord said to His disciple John, “Behold thy mother! And from that hour that disciple took her unto his own home” (Jn. 19:27). With those words Mary was provided for, in a...
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