Forgiving and Forgetting – Sunday, November 08, 1959
Last week we cited this sentence: "Make an enemy, and you see him everywhere,"1—and suggested the wisdom of settling differences before sundown. We often hear...
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Settlement before Sundown – Sunday, November 01, 1959
Somewhere there is a sentence which says in substance: "Make an enemy, and you see him everywhere."1 If we have ever walked out of our...
O man, whosoever thou art… – Sunday, October 25, 1959
There is a long-told tale of Alexander the Great, who paused, at the age of thirty-two, at the tomb of Cyrus the Great—Cyrus who had...
People and Portraits of the Past… – Sunday, October 18, 1959
As a memorial was being considered to commemorate the accomplishment of some great people of the past, one in the group expressed considerable concern in...
The Attitude of Intent… – Sunday, October 11, 1959
We have read somewhere in some rules of safety the following sentence: “Never point a gun at anything you don’t intend to shoot.” This is...
The moving power of prayer – Sunday, October 04, 1959
There likely isn't a much greater loneliness than the loneliness of a man who cannot find comfort and assurance and help outside himself. There likely...
Little Brass Nails – Sunday, September 27, 1959
Perhaps all of us pursue some things which, after we acquire them, seem somewhat shallow or shoddy or at least unessential. And then we wonder...
At summer’s end… – Sunday, September 20, 1959
The passing of any season is somewhat sobering, or any day, or any period of the past. When a season begins, when a day begins,...
The quality of idleness – Sunday, September 13, 1959
We closed last week with a quoted comment that “the outlook for our country lies in the quality of its idleness. . . .”1 To...