The Upward Look, by Jon ForrestWhat are you doing?Based on James 2:14-26How is your faith? How do you know how your faith is? James tells us!In James 2:17 we find the words…faith by itself, if it is n...  Read More

The Upward Look, by Jon ForrestLife Aboard the Fellow-ShipOne of my favorite authors is Max Lucado. Many years ago, Max released a little parable on unity that made a huge impact on me and on many oth...  Read More

The Upward Look, by Jon ForrestServiceA new homeowner’s riding lawn mower had broken down, and he had been working fruitlessly for two hours trying to get it back together. Suddenly, one of his neighb...  Read More

The Upward Look, by Jon ForrestHow well do you know the Bible?George Barna wrote The State of the Church in 2002. Barna conducted a survey of self-pronounced Christians and here’s what he found about ...  Read More

The Upward Look, by Jon ForrestMore than a HatAlbert I. Raizman told a true story on page 34 of the January of 2005 issue of Readers Digest about an incident that took place at a certain university. T...  Read More

The Upward Look, by Jon ForrestStuck in YesterdayShe may have missed the point of New Year’s Resolutions. With an eagerness to make some changes in the area of financial habits, the lady called her cr...  Read More

The Upward Look, by Jon ForrestRevival of Grace and Love A Church held an unusual yard sale. It was actually a storage room giveaway. The pastor said, "We didn’t really sell anything. We had so much s...  Read More

The Upward Look, By Jon ForrestA Bad WordThere is a word, or title, that is perfectly biblical, but has been ruled completely unacceptable in our society today. It is a word that offends most, especia...  Read More

The Upward Look, by Jon ForrestCleansing TemplesBased on John 2:13-25 & 1 Corinthians 6:19-20Many of us know Jesus to be a gentle, loving, kind, forgiving, compassionate servant.  And he was all that,...  Read More

The Upward Look, by Jon ForrestForget the Duck                   Max Lucado tells the story of how young Johnny was shooting rocks with a slingshot. He could never hit his target. As he was in his Gra...  Read More

The Upward LookUnexpected HarvestJohn 4:27-38Why does a farmer plow his field?Why does he plant the seed?Why does the farmer irrigate or fertilized the crop?The purpose for all three is the same. So t...  Read More

The Upward Look, by Jon ForrestAmbassadors for ChristWhile Secretary of State during the Regan presidency, George Shultz kept a large globe in his office. When newly appointed ambassadors had an inter...  Read More