J.L. Shaw
BY J. L. SHAW
Articles by J.L. Shaw
Five Preachers on the Train
January 1928
" Why do you say ' uh-uh ' between your words when you are speaking in the desk? " asked one preacher, addressing a fellow worker and traveling companion.
"Me! Do you mean me? Do I do that? " replied the preacher addressed, somewhat…
Spiritualizing Our Money-Raising Plans
July 1928
One of the greatest problems which we as leaders face today is, How can we increase the mission offerings or our people? We are playing up devices and goals to an amazing extent, in the hope of arousing the people…
A Confidential Survey of Our Situation
July 1933
With reference to the attitude of the Christian world toward the Apocrypha in the early decades of the nineteenth century, it should be remembered that the Apocrypha was included not only in the Catholic Version, but in many Protestant Bibles…
Our Relation to the Review
May 1934
As the end nears and the message swells into a loud cry in all the earth, more depends upon our faithful workers. They are the spiritual guardians of the church. They are the watchmen on the walls. To every minister and worker the Lord…
The Call of Young Men to the Ministry
January 1933
The greatest need of this age, in the words of Doctor Beven, is a new inoculation of the Bible. He says, "It is the need when our hope 'blood count' is low." This is strikingly true today, for the youth of the world are being inoculated with…
Maintaining Confidence in a Fear-Distracted World
May 1932
Just now, when the world is filled with fear, it is highly important that our workers everywhere—in the home, in the church, and among unbelievers—possess and maintain a positive, courageous attitude. Fear ruins business in the world, and…
Holding Steady in the Present Crisis
April 1933
Through three bitter years of depression the Lord has enabled His servants to hold the lines of His work without a break, but we now seem to have reached the point of supreme test. Everything depends upon the steadiness with which His workers and…
The Power of the Gospel*
July 1932
The gospel is in verity the power of God unto salvation. It is more than good news, more than what we call the gospel story, more than a statement of truth, more, even, than a plan of salvation. Paul defines the gospel…
