Music & the Spoken Word Library

Unfinished Business… – Sunday, January 27, 1957

All of us always have unfinished business.  Most of us have unfulfilled obligations. Most of us have things piled far before us that always weigh...

…Think it possible that you may be mistaken – Sunday, January 20, 1957

Last week we quoted from Cromwell a single searching sentence: "I beseech you think it possible that you may be mistaken."1 We applied it then...

…You May Be Mistaken … – Sunday, January 13, 1957

We often hear the trite expression that there are always two sides to a subject.  And one thing that makes quarrels and misunderstandings and differences...

Within the walls where we live…and work…and walk – Sunday, January 06, 1957

No day is better to change or repent than any other.  Repentance and improvement are always in season.  But sometimes it seems we have to...

Fellow passengers – Sunday, December 30, 1956

Many subjects suggest themselves at this season. We could talk of resolutions. We could talk of the surpassing satisfaction of paying debts that are due....

A Christmas of Contrasts – Sunday, December 23, 1956

We cannot but be aware that this is a Christmas of contrasts. No doubt all Christmases have had their contrasts. And there is no doubt...

The courage to face facts – Sunday, December 16, 1956

In the process of adjusting to life, we all have some problems. And growing up is part of the process and the problem — sometimes...

The courage to live with uncertainty – Sunday, December 09, 1956

Each day brings its own news, its own changes, its own uncertainties and decisions. Not for any of us is life always or ever altogether...

The Courage to Carry Responsibility – Sunday, December 02, 1956

Memory isn't always altogether reliable, with all the human variables there are — and whether or not our memory on this point is altogether reliable...