Uplook

The Lord asked to borrow Peter’s boat to use as a make-shift pulpit. And, since He is no man’s debtor, He set about to reimburse Peter for its use. But Peter’s unbelief almost robbed him of a boatload of fish. Of course, the Lord wasn’t really after fish; He was after...

In the middle of the night my schedule changed. So at 5 am I climbed into a taxi for the ride to the airport. Honestly I felt like sleeping. God had other plans. And He woke me up in more ways than one.

Many Christians, in spite of confessing their sins to the Lord, feel constantly condemned. But, says John, even "if our heart condemns us, God is greater than our heart” (1 Jn 3:20). In fact, adds Paul, "There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in...

The preacher at her door had an amazing story to tell. Mere coincidence? Hardly. It was one chance in a kazillion. But there they were, face to tear-stained face, and he had a secret for her she had never even hoped could be true. But God loves happy endings.

Produced for the North American Week of Prayer.

Oh, the saving power of Jesus the Lord, seen in two bookend stories from the Gospel by Luke! One tells of a devout man seeing God’s salvation in the Babe, just 40 days old, whom he held in his arms. At the other end of the book, a depraved man saw God’s salvation in a...

There I was, sitting in a 1955 Oldsmobile by the roadside on the Mississippi coast, classic cars everywhere. Why did the two retired policemen from Detroit pick my car to ask a ride? Though I lived in the south, the car had a historic 1955 license tag from Michigan,...