The Process of Procrastination – Sunday, September 23, 1956
Last week we talked of the tension of pretending—of pretending to be what we aren't, of pretending to be doing what we aren't doing. There...
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The Tension of Pretense – Sunday, September 16, 1956
There are, in literature and in life, some intense tales of the tensions that come from leading a double life. In the field of espionage,...
The thoughts we think – Sunday, September 09, 1956
It was Cicero who said: "To think is to live."1 Many other eminent observers have suggested the prime importance of the thoughts a person thinks—for...
Independent People – Sunday, September 02, 1956
In any area of activity where two or more people participate, there sometimes comes the question as to whose part is most important — Whose...
Truly the Light Is Sweet – August 26, 1956
There is in Ecclesiastes, a significant short sentence that suggests a subject; "Truly the light is sweet, and a pleasant thing it is for the...
A door…open – or shut – Sunday, August 19, 1956
Last week we referred to the rate of speed at which men move — to the fact that 60 miles an hour means moving 88...
On – or over the edge – Sunday, August 12, 1956
Some twenty centuries or so ago. Epictetus gave us these very modern-sounding sentences: "It needs but a little to overthrow and destroy everything—just a slight...
The warning signs and symptoms – Sunday, August 05, 1956
We should like to consider for a moment or two another side of the power of prevention: Often we become so busy in life that...
The Power of Prevention – Sunday, July 29, 1956
We have spoken before of the power of repentance—and repentance is a great and saving principle. But today we should like to turn for a...