Tag Archives: World Views

“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 →

“Only Forgotten Son” Dr. Walter L. Wilson tells the story of a woman who had attended one of his meetings and waited after the service for spiritual help. When he asked her if she could quote any part of the … Continue reading →

When God Loves and Gives Peter Mackenzie, a Methodist preacher of a generation ago, living in England, preached an early sermon from John 3:16. Gypsy Smith tells us that the preacher, after announcing the text, said, “There are two striking … Continue reading →

Gospel In Miniature Luther called John 3:16 “the heart of the Bible—the Gospel in miniature.” It’s so simple a child can understand it; yet it condenses the deep and marvelous truths of redemption into these few pungent words: “God” …“So … Continue reading →

Love in 3 Dimensions The Breadth: “God so loved the world” The Length: “that He gave His only begotten Son” The Depth: “that whosoever believeth on Him shall not perish” The Height: “But shall have everlasting Life.” ~ John 3:16

Over 600 Outlines Dr. Ralph M. Smith has stated, “One of my minister friends has made more than 600 outlines of John 3:16 whose central truth is the immeasurable, unfathomable love of God for all mankind.” “Henry Morehouse began to … Continue reading →

Text Is Too Big G. Campbell Morgan said that “this is a text (John 3:16) I never attempted to preach on, though I have gone around it and around it. It is too big. When I have read it, and … Continue reading →

This Is How God Loves In St. Paul’s Cathedral, London, is a life-size, marble statue of Christ writhing in anguish on the cross. The statue is subscribed: “This is how God loved the world!” His Love, Not Ours A minister … Continue reading →

Brokenhearted Father Among the first glimpses we get of our God is that of a Seeker: “Adam . . . Where are you?” (Genesis 3:9). In commenting upon this question to his Bible class, a teacher said, “You can never … Continue reading →

Chosen Before Birth An old woman, hearing of some preachers who dwelt on the doctrine of predestination, said: “Ah, I have long settled that point, for if God had not chosen me before I was born, I am sure He … Continue reading →

My Love and a Baby’s Love A gentleman who was a professed Christian was taken seriously ill. He became troubled about the little love he felt in his heart for God, and spoke of his experience to a friend. This … Continue reading →

Loving – Whether Good or Bad Mark Guy Pearse used to tell of the time he overheard one of his children admonishing the other, “You must be good or Father won’t love you.” Calling the boy to him he said, … Continue reading →

God Moves in Mysterious Ways At age 32, William Cowper passed through a great crisis in his life. He tried to end his life by taking laudanum. Then he hired a horse-drawn cabbie, ordering the driver to take him to … Continue reading →