Uplook

There are three ways to look at the challenging tasks the Lord gives us to do. One way is to look at the need, in this case thousands of hungry people. The disciples’ response? It’s overwhelming—if we had a year’s salary, we couldn’t give even a little to each one....

Any idea what the strongest bond is in the universe? Scientists talk about the weak and strong bonds that supposedly hold atoms together. I say supposedly because my Bible says it’s my Savior who holds everything together (see Col 1:17, NIV). But according to Romans...

Fireside Friday: Baron Joseph Duveen, the world’s premiere art dealer, called William Randolph Hearst “the Great Accumulator.” He bought not only "art, antiques, statuary, silverware and textiles on an epic scale,” he also acquired "over thirty ceilings, doorcases,...

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...