The Upward Look, by Jon ForrestPORCUPINE LOVEThe woodland creature known as the porcupine weighs 15-20 pounds. This primarily nocturnal animal gets its name from the Latin word for pig and the French ...  Read More

The Upward Look, by Jon ForrestMISSION POSSIBLEA man was stumbling through the woods, totally drunk, when he came upon a preacher baptizing people in the river. He proceeded to walk into the water and...  Read More

The Upward Look, by Jon ForrestEnduring HopeThere is a story about how the caverns north of Yellowstone National Park were discovered. As the story goes, one of the original explorers was walking alon...  Read More

The Upward Look, by Jon ForrestTake Jesus With You It was the day after Christmas at a church in San Francisco. Pastor Mike was looking at the nativity scene outside when he noticed the baby Jesus was...  Read More

The Upward Look, by Jon ForrestThe Light of HopeThe night Jesus was born, Luke tells us that there were shepherd’s watching their flocks by night. You can’t imagine how dark it was on that hillside on...  Read More

The Upward Look, by Jon ForrestAn American Tragedy & ThanksgivingOn this day, November 22, 1963, my second-grade class at Fletcher Elementary School in Fletcher, Oklahoma was returning from recess on ...  Read More

The Upward Look, by Jon ForrestThanksgiving HumorA lady purchased a parrot whose previous owner had taught him profanity and decided that she would reform him. The parrot learned a number of Christian...  Read More

The Upward Look, by Jon ForrestConnected by the Holy SpiritA man was out on walk when he saw another man about to throw himself from a bridge into the river. He ran over to save him. "Why do you want ...  Read More

The Upward Look, by Jon ForrestBreath of GodA pastor was visiting a congregation in California. He found a stirring red and orange banner on the wall. "Come Holy Spirit. Hallelujah!" it declared in wo...  Read More

The Upward Look, by Jon ForrestThe Glory of HopeA woman walked into a doctor’s office. She sat down in the waiting room. When her turn to see to the doctor, she described all of her symptoms. These sy...  Read More

The Upward Look, by Jon ForrestFamily Makes the DifferenceThere was a farmhand who had worked for a married couple for several years. Eventually, the couple grew older and older and couldn't do as muc...  Read More

The Upward Look, by Jon ForrestListening to GodA woman sees a father shopping with a fussy two-year-old in his grocery cart. “Be patient, Billy,” he whispers. “You can handle this, Billy. It’s okay, B...  Read More