Music & the Spoken Word Library

Autumn’s Special Message – Sunday, September 28, 1980

Autumn is a season of pure poetry with its brilliant colors and bountiful harvests. It is the fullness of all seasons—triumphantly grown old, rich and...

Our First Need – Sunday, September 21, 1980

We do need the Lord every hour, but one of our challenges is to know in what way.

Appearance and Reality – Sunday, September 14, 1980

One of the themes running through Shakespeare's work is the conflict of appearance and reality. He was the first to tell us that "All that...

A Tribute to Teachers – Sunday, September 07, 1980

With Autumn approaching in this Northern Hemisphere, the tradition of "back to school" is . renewed for most of this nation's school students. Literally millions...

Facing Fear – Sunday, August 31, 1980

Life is a high-risk endeavor. The stakes are enormous. Utter happiness or total heartbreak often depend on a mere difference in a step, a turn...

“Technology” A Double-Edged Sword – Sunday, August 24, 1980

The age of technology in which we live has helped mankind in the pursuit of social and economic progress. Advances in the fields of electronics,...

Giving of Ourselves – Sunday, August 17, 1980

Albert Schweitzer once told a graduating class, "I do not know where all of you are going or what you will do but let me...

Devotion—The Depth of Life – Sunday, August 10, 1980

Devotion is certainly one of the noblest words in the English language. Lincoln used it to describe the ultimate dedication of those who fell at...

Barriers – Sunday, August 03, 1980

We are constantly reminded of the barriers that divide us. The speeches we make from our soapboxes are not alike; the flags we wave may...