Music & the Spoken Word Library

Of all there is to know – Sunday, December 05, 1954

Despite the misuse men have made of many things, the past century or so has been one of profound unfoldment of truth.  The mind of...

On Beginning to Believe – Sunday, November 28, 1954

We hear much concerning the subject of faith: that it will move mountains, that it is the "evidence of things not seen,"1 that with it...

Thanksgiving – the fruits of faith – Sunday, November 21, 1954

In its own way, Thanksgiving is the evidence of the fruition of faith.  It is, in fact, "the substance of things hoped for"2—the symbol of...

Marriage – and faith, and faithfulness – Sunday, November 14, 1954

We should like to speak again of faith and faithfulness.  Perhaps there are no two people, however close and compatible, but who could find some...

On Running Away from Responsibility – Sunday, November 07, 1954

There are moments when most of us rise above ourselves and our surroundings and sense the glory of service and see beyond the tiresome routine...

A Straight Line – Sunday, October 31, 1954

We recall once more the mathematical maxim that "a straight line is the shortest distance between two points".  In a day when so many people...

Concerning Simple Solutions – Sunday, October 24, 1954

Many centuries ago, Isaiah, the prophet of ancient Israel, implied that there would be certain ways marked out for men—marked out so plainly that "wayfaring...

Quick-Triggered Temper – Sunday, October 17, 1954

On this question again of man's having been given dominion over all the earth.  Subduing the earth loses much of its meaning unless we also...

Facing Life on our Feet – Sunday, October 10, 1954

From all observable evidence, it would appear that man was made for movement—that he was made to face life on his feet, moving, working, thinking,...