The Strengths of Our Weaknesses – Sunday, November 28, 1982
If we saw a person who could not even hear sounds struggling to be a musician, or a lawyer so shy that he could not...
Music & the Spoken Word Library
Gratitude for Friends – Sunday, November 21, 1982
It seems woefully inadequate to set aside only one day out of the entire year for Thanksgiving. We are all recipients of countless blessings, enough...
Cease From Anger – Sunday, November 14, 1982
The English dramatist, John Webster, observed that, "There is not in nature a thing that makes man so deformed, so beastly, as doth intemperate anger."
A False Escape – Sunday, November 07, 1982
Marriage is perhaps the most vital of all the decisions we make in life. It is a union of minds as well as hearts, with...
Fear – Sunday, October 31, 1982
All creatures of the earth seem to be born with some natural instinct that makes them recoil from danger. Rabbits tremble, birds keep frantic watch,...
The Battle for Peace – Sunday, October 24, 1982
0, would that we had perfect peace. "Peace is a good so great," wrote Augustine, "that...there is no word we hear with such pleasure or...
After the Death of a Loved One – Sunday, October 17, 1982
It seems incomprehensible to those who mourn the death of a loved one that the world keeps turning, that shops are open for business as...
Effective Communication – Sunday, October 10, 1982
When we speak to others, we often send subtle messages—with meanings quite different from those we intend. It seems to be a growing problem. People...
Time for What is Important – Sunday, October 03, 1982
We live in a busy world. There are so many things to do, so many responsibilities pulling for our attention. Even our technologies do not...