Book Review #4 - The Greatest Thing in the World

At dinner I speed-read "The Greatest Thing in the World" by Henry Drummond (1851 - 1897). According to http://henrydrummond.wwwhubs.com/, this book was "widely read and quoted during his lifetime, it went on to sell over 12 million copies and it continues today to influence people to follow God's two great commandments: to love God and to love each other."

"The Greatest Thing in the World" - a meditation he wrote in 1874 that illuminates the importance of 1 Corinthians 13 - is the one that assured he would be remembered by later generations.

For me, I felt that I had recently gone through 2 series on 1 Corinthians 13. First, by Rick Warren in our small group, and second by our preachers at church, to supplement the small group. So that is why I speed-read the book, which I do to all books that do not interest me. I slow down when I get interested.

Plus, the writing is 132 years old, and I prefer the modern style of communicating the message.

Surprisingly, the entire book can be found here in full text.