Uplook

How would you form a vessel on the potter’s wheel? Pressure-free? Only in your imagination. Real vessels are formed through real pressures, and that’s why Paul says we have confidence in the difficulties of life because that’s how we’re being shaped to become vessels...

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...

The war is on. The lines are drawn. It’s time to fight the fight. Weapons? Check. But wait! Who’s the enemy? It would probably be good to know that before we start swinging away and lopping off ears.

MMM: Hope for the Hopeless (3.5 mins) — One smile. That's all he was looking for to convince him not to jump. This world is a hopeless place. Dress it up however you wish but, at the end of the day, the rising number of suicides every year points to the equation found...

Jesus used stories, current events, stimulating questions, and object lessons to drive home the gospel message. What do you use? Here’s a good example of being winsome so you can win some.

Some people grieve over past failures and walk through life backwards. Some only dream of a better future and entirely miss the present. Some live for present gratification and forget the world to come. But, says the Apostle Paul, though we should live IN the present,...

We don’t often think of ourselves writing a true-life autobiography every day, but we are. Standing in the shadows is the Editor-in-Chief. He lets us write our own characters and choices and drama into the script, but always gets a say in the twists and turns of the...

Special Fireside Friday Edition: Many begin implementing their New Year's Resolutions today in attempt to better themselves. But have you considered your Rest Solution yet? Discover how you can finally have peace in your heart that lasts forever (re-posted from a few...