Uplook

It's true: The Christian is to be slow to speak — when speaking would get them into trouble (James 1:19). But sometimes the Christian needs to speak up to help get others out of trouble — like the time this preacher challenged a cursing mechanic.

The entertaining fellow in the next hospital bed taught me a lot. Especially how NOT to make decisions in life.

Mini-Message Monday: Trash for Treasure (3 mins) — We could do no better in introducing this talk than to quote Martha Snell Nicholson’s poem: Let me hold lightly things of this earth, Transient treasures, what are they worth? Moths can corrupt them, rust can decay,...

Who does the radio talk show host call when he has a theological question? The young believer working at the repair shop, naturally.

True biblical Christianity is not a comparative religion. It has no peers. Does Judaism offer a Savior from sin? Does Islam present the righteousness of God to us as a gift by faith? Does Hinduism give certain hope beyond the grave? Does Buddhism invite you into a...

When God calls His people to be holy, what does that really mean? In one word, we are to be...different. Here's a true story about a man raised to hate Christians, and the impact one young believer had on his life by not simply being different, but different the way...

It doesn’t matter how well we plan our lives, but suddenly gaps open up before us. A shortage of funds, sudden sickness, canceled appointments, delayed flights. And when that happens, we often can't see how to move forward. Then Someone acts, Someone a lot bigger than...

Our minds get lost when contemplating the vast expanse of our universe. God, on the other hand, "stoops down to look on the heavens and the earth" (Ps 113:6). Isn't it great to know that God on "high" is also "nigh"? (Psa 34:18).

How touchy are we--not for ourselves but for the needs of others? Don't let the hard world toughen you up. We should be tender to the touch.

We marvel that Jonah cared more about a plant than he did people (see Jonah 4:10-11). Or that the Gadarenes cared more about swine than they did about a soul and the Savior (see Mk 5:17). Yet this story shows that we all need to be regularly reminded about the...