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

The Upward Look, by Jon ForrestBetter ThingsA first-grade teacher was having a difficult day. It had rained that entire day and the children couldn’t go out for recess. As a result they became more re...  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 neighbo...  Read More

The Upward Look, by Jon ForrestWhy Do You Go To Church?One Sunday a visitor showed up in a more formal, liturgical church than he was used to attending. The church was so quiet you could hear a pin dr...  Read More

The Upward Look, by Jon ForrestRIPA four-year-old and a six-year-old presented their mom with a houseplant.They had used their own money to buy it and she was thrilled.The older of them said with a sa...  Read More

The Upward Look, by Jon ForrestBy Faith, Let Go!A small boy was playing with a valuable vase. He placed his hand into it and could not withdraw it. His father tried his best to get it out, to no avail...  Read More

The Upward Look, by Jon ForrestYou Can’t Hide The Glow!Three prospectors found a rich vein of gold in California during the gold rush days. Realizing their great discovery they decided, "We have a gre...  Read More

The Upward Look, by Jon ForrestThe “I Will” AttitudeBased on Philippians 2:1-11It was one of the greatest days of my life. It was March of 1976 and I was a green 19-year- old Bible college student. I ...  Read More