Tag Archives: Moral Stories

God Disposes of Napoleon It is said, that, on the eve of Napoleon’s departure on his Russian campaign, he detailed his schemes to a noble lady with such arrogant positiveness, that she tried to check him saying, “Sir, man proposes; … Continue reading →

Hanging Upon Nothing Martin Luther wrote to the prime minister in Germany: “I have lately seen a miracle. I looked out of the window at the stars in God’s whole heavenly dome. I nowhere saw any pillars where the Master … Continue reading →

The Rock Didn’t Move A sailor in a shipwreck was thrown upon a rock where he clung in great danger until the tide went down. Later a friend asked him, “Jim, didn’t you shake with fear when you were hanging … Continue reading →

A Plains Indian Version The Plains Indians were impressed by the 23rd Psalm. They wanted to share its beauty and power with neighboring tribes, but it seemed impossible to overcome their mutual language barriers. Finally, a thoughtful Indian suggested they … Continue reading →

My Unlimited Supply The Lord is my Shepherd, therefore I need not want, for He is my unlimited supply. He lets me lie down in green pastures, where my soul is fully fed. When I am thirsty, and weary, He … Continue reading →

He Is All I Want The Lord is my Savior, He is all I want. As I walk up the King’s Highway He walks beside me. He maketh me to lie down in a soft bed at night. He gives … Continue reading →

A Vest-Pocket Edition of Psalm 23 Beneath me: green pastures; Beside me: still waters; With me: my Shepherd; Before me: a table; Around me: mine enemies; After me: goodness and mercy; Beyond me: the house of the Lord.

Goats to the Orange Rinds Returning home in 1952 from a worldwide visit to various mission fields, I had the joy of visiting the land of our Lord. Dr. Joseph Stowell, with whom I was traveling, and I were going … Continue reading →

Sick Sheep Follows Anyone An American, traveling in Syria, saw three native shepherds bring their flocks to the same brook, and the flocks drank there together. At length one shepherd arose and called out, “Men-ah! men-ah!,” the Arabic for “follow … Continue reading →

“Forces Me To Lie Down” “He maketh me to lie down in green pastures . . .” The verb here is strong: He compels me, he forces me to lie down in green pastures. An American traveling in Syria became … Continue reading →

Lifting the Little Lamb A friend of mine who had been in Eastern lands told me he saw a shepherd who wanted his flock to cross a river. He went into the water himself and called them; but no, they … Continue reading →

Butcher Drives Sheep A party of tourists was on its way to Palestine and its guide was describing some of the quaint customs of the East. “Now,” said he, “you are accustomed to seeing the shepherd following his sheep through … Continue reading →

The Shepherd and Flock In our country we do not realize the intimacy of a shepherd with his flock as they do in Syria and in parts of Southern Europe. It was my daily delight every day for many weeks … Continue reading →

I Am The Door A tourist in Syria observed with interest how a shepherd drove all his sheep into a sheepfold one evening. The fold was an enclosing wall with only one opening. On that opening he noticed that there … Continue reading →

That’s Enough The Rev. R. I. Williams telephoned his sermon topic to the Norfolk Ledger Dispatch. “The Lord is my Shepherd,” he said. “Is that all?” he was asked. He replied, “That’s enough.” And the church page carried Mr. William’s … Continue reading →

A Psalm Enshrined Too Long As I parked my car in front of a big city hospital in Miami, one of our best-loved physicians came down the steps and started toward his car. It happened that it was very near … Continue reading →

Action Over “Quiet Hour” A Presbyterian youth from New Orleans was a naval “wireless” operator during the war. Early one morning, after a night on duty, he snatched a few minutes for his “Quiet Hour” when no message was going … Continue reading →