On the Fringe – Sunday, January 24, 1954
In thumbing through some commonplace words, we find the word fringe—and we find it thus in part defined, as “an ornamental border…” or “something resembling a...
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Beyond the Barrier… – Sunday, January 17, 1954
We read these days of speeds that move men beyond the so-called "sonic barrier," and of the forces and feelings encountered when super-powered planes physically...
Swiftly, Silently, Certainly… – Sunday – January 10, 1954
Sometimes we think of the past as a thing quite apart from the present. To say that something happened a century or so ago may...
A Time for Seeing Ourselves – Sunday, January 03, 1954
We sometimes shy away from words—especially words that have acquired unpleasant connotations; for example, we may speak quite comfortably of good resolutions, but perhaps not...
Unfinished Business – Sunday, December 27, 1953
This is the time of year when thoughts of unfinished business become acute, and when we are comfortable or uncomfortable according to the degree to...
So Different a Day – Sunday, December 20, 1953
There is a question concerning Christmas that keeps recurring: What is it that makes it so different a day? Except for some very real and...
The Light that Leads to Further Light – Sunday, December 13, 1953
On this question again of "the light which lighteth every man that cometh into the world" (John 1:9): Men seem to have an urgent sense...
The Light “Which Ligheth Every Man” – Sunday, December 06, 1953
It is recorded in the first book of the Bible that God said: "Let there be light" (Genesis 1:3)—and from there on through scripture, the...
The Making of Memories – Sunday, November 29, 1953
Some years ago Gustaf Stromberg, eminent Swedish-American scientist, had some significant things to say in one of his scholarly works concerning the memories of men:...