The Upward Look, by Jon ForrestTruly Celebrate ChristmasHe was so much bigger than they, but he never bullied them. In fact, he was the ever-present defender of the smaller boys. Wally wanted very muc...  Read More

The Upward Look, by Jon ForrestTrapped in the Trappings!Senator John McCain of Arizona was a prisoner of war during the Vietnam conflict. He was shot down and held as a prisoner of war in Hanoi for 5 ...  Read More

The Upward Look, by Jon ForrestThankful No Matter What!Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than foo...  Read More

The Upward Look, by Jon ForrestIt Came to PassA Sunday School class was asked the question, “In your time of discouragement, what is your favorite Scripture.¨ a young man said, “the Lord is my shepher...  Read More

The Upward Look, by Jon Forrest“Do You Really Want to Go to Heaven?”A pastor was getting more and more excited by the minute as he delivered a powerful message on the prospects of one day going to be ...  Read More

The Upward Look, by Jon ForrestThinning Out ChristThere was a little old church out in the countryside: painted white and with a high steeple. One Sunday, the pastor noticed that his church needed pai...  Read More

The Upward Look, by Jon ForrestTaste My JesusA theological college in the United States invited a renowned professor to their annual conference, as their guest lecturer. The theologian spoke for two a...  Read More

The Upward Look, by Jon ForrestBetrayalThere is not a more bitter feeling on earth than the one that comes when the closest of friends or a family member emotionally stabs you in the back. When the on...  Read More

The Upward Look, by Jon ForrestBring Them to JesusIn Mark 2:1-12, there is a powerful event that occurred when Jesus was teaching the crowds in his home base town of Capernaum. There was a helpless ma...  Read More

The Upward Look, by Jon ForrestReaching Out to the UnreachableThe world to which Isaiah was called by God for ministry was not all that different from the one in which we live today.The southern Israe...  Read More

The Upward Look, by Jon ForrestWhat to Do When the Sky is FallingA man was traveling on his donkey when he happened upon a small fuzzy object lying in the road. He dismounted to examine more closely a...  Read More

The Upward Look, by Jon Forrest“Is It Necessary?”Dr. Ergun Caner is the Dean of the Graduate School of Theology at Arlington Baptist University in Arlington, Texas. He is the son of a devoted Islamic ...  Read More