Music & the Spoken Word Library

Hope in a Brighter Day – August 08, 1999

The prophet Isaiah gives us much hope with his description of a future when “the wolf . . . shall dwell with the lamb, and...

Thou Art the Star – August 01, 1999

Of all the wonders of the natural world, perhaps none intrigues us more than the stars.  As children, we hear the nursery rhyme “Twinkle, Twinkle,...

The View from the Mountaintop – July 25, 1999

All great achievements have one thing in common:  They were doubted—sometimes even scoffed at—by others with less vision.  Every great leader, inventor, and pioneer has...

Be Still and Know – July 11, 1999

A man flying home from a business trip was surprised when the woman in the seat next to him asked how he could possibly know...

The Patriot’s Dream – July 04, 1999

The blessing of freedom is easily taken for granted—until it is lost. From a silent battlefield near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, Abraham Lincoln spoke of the patriot’s...

A Break in the Clouds – June 27, 1999

A businessman, exhausted from a lengthy trip that yielded far less than he had anticipated for all his hard work, sat gazing out of his...

Following in Father’s Footsteps – June 20, 1999

Who can measure the extent of a father’s love or place a value on the power of his example?  The same loving father who quiets...

Pray…and Listen – June 13, 1999

In times of distress or anxiety, most of us find comfort in prayer.  Just as a child runs to his parents’ bedroom when a dark...

Holy and Whole – June 06, 1999

Sometimes the words we use to describe the good and beautiful things of life make them seem too difficult to achieve.  But when we examine...