Marjorie Lewis Lloyd
Marjorie Lewis Lloyd is a free-lance writer living in Newbury Park, California. The author has written 18 books, numerous articles, and 50 songs. For 15 years she wrote scripts for the international telecast, It Is Written.
Articles by Marjorie Lewis Lloyd
Music in Soul Winning
February 1947
My work at the office was interrupted by a call on the telephone. As I picked it up I heard the one word, "Listen—" There followed a moment of silence, then the sound of my friend's radio. A voice was…
Forum-Frank Ministerial Discussion
April 1954
What about the movies-the movies we are showing in our churches and in our schools? Are they a help to the spiritual life of our people? Are they an asset to our educational system? Or are they boring holes in the dikes that must hold our…
Holidays and Laundries
December 1955
The approaching holidays—a mother's random thought—a newspaper clipping—communion Sabbath—and laundries. I was thinking about all these. With the holidays come resolutions, clean pages, new beginnings. The resolutions are often broken, the…
As I Watched
November 1955
[Marjorie Lewis Lloyd is well known in denominational circles for the unique and inspirational books she has written and for the gospel songs that have come from her pen. She is also an accomplished organist and for some time served in that…
Three Interviews
February 1957
THE PROBLEM: Conference presidents are looking for qualified Bible instructors. Those already in conference employ are adding birthday to birthday. Replacements from our colleges are few. Does this situation exist because of a lack of emphasis…
"Bible in the Hand" Goes Hi-fi
January 1964
"Greater than the tread of mighty armies is the force of an idea whose hour is come." Those are the words of Victor Hugo.
The idea of Bible marking is as old as the message. However, it has tended to bog…
The Title Sells The Book
November 1974
YOU CAN'T sell a book that isn't picked up---anymore than you can baptize by mail!
The title sells the book---with help, of course, from what's inside and how it looks and where it is displayed. But the best book in the world, without…
Semantics and Salvation
September 1977
A CONVERSATION between Alice in Wonderland and Humpty Dumpty sums up the problem of semantics so well that it has often been quoted. But here it is again:
"When I use a word," Humpty Dumpty said in a rather scornful tone,…
The Shepherdess
February 1978
Dear Shepherdess: Kermit Netteburg wrote an article in the August 16, 1977, issue of Insight, "Why Haven't We Heard?" In it he raises the question, Why haven't we heard about the wonderful women who have been leaders in our church…