The Upward Look, by Jon ForrestFriend of GodThe phone rang.“It’s Jimmy. I’m really sick. I’ve got a fever. Can you help me?”Jimmy was one man that the Love In Action ministry helped. He was dying from...  Read More

The Upward Look, by Jon ForrestGet TogetherSeen in a Peanuts cartoon:Lucy demands that Linus change TV channels and then threatens him with her fist if he doesn’t.  "What makes you think you can walk ...  Read More

The Upward Look, by Jon ForrestThe Value of DadThe kids had talked Mom into getting a hamster.  They promised to take care of their pet, which they named “Danny.”Within two months, though, Mom was tak...  Read More

The Upward Look, by Jon ForrestFaith = Trust = RiskSee Matthew 14:25-32 There is the story of a man who was on his horse galloping swiftly along the road. An old farmer standing in the fields seeing h...  Read More

The Upward Look, by Jon ForrestTransformedSee Mark 5:1-20 They went across the lake to the region of the Gerasenes (or Gaderenes). What a night Jesus and his disciples had already had. Jesus had still...  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 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 ForrestLeaving a Godly Legacy Things My Mother Taught Me...My mother taught me TO APPRECIATE A JOB WELL DONE"If you’re going kill each other, do it outside - I just finished cl...  Read More

The Upward Look, by Jon ForrestStop Moving!Mary Brumbaugh’s husband, an airline pilot, often has difficulty locating items around the house. One day he asked Mary where the salt was. Annoyed, she resp...  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 ForrestFish or Talk?A Fish and Game Warden had a friend who was quite the fisherman. The friend would go fishing almost every day. Day in and day out he came back in a very sho...  Read More

The Upward Look, by Jon ForrestGood News and Bad News about Palm SundayRalph and his friend George went golfing together one Saturday morning as they had for 24 years. They were fanatics about their g...  Read More