Music & the Spoken Word Library

The Gift of Gratitude – Sunday, November 22, 1953

One doesn't have to live very long before he becomes aware of the pleasure of doing things for appreciative people and the disappointment of doing...

Fear God, and Work Hard – Sunday November 15, 1953

There is no one we know of who is free from problems.  Most of us at times have difficult situations to solve.  But there are...

Imprisoned by the Commonplace – Sunday, November 08, 1953

Sometimes it would be well if we could step aside and see ourselves as if we had never seen us before—and see not only ourselves,...

On Multiplying Mistakes – Sunday, November 01, 1953

Perhaps we have all had the experience of traveling in strange territory, of trying to find a place we haven't been before, and of turning...

Altering Attitudes – Sunday, October 25, 1953

There is a profound thought in these words of William James: "The greatest discovery of my generation is that human beings can alter their lives...

Concerning Suppositions – Sunday, October 18, 1953

As young people face their formal education, there may be many puzzling questions that present themselves, some of which concern the constant discovery of new...

The Unanswered Questions – Sunday, October 11, 1953

No doubt all of us are troubled at times by the unanswered questions of life.  No doubt all of us are given to wondering at...

Keeping Up … and Catching Up – October 04, 1953

We recall the often-quoted comment of Lewis Carroll's Red Queen: "Now here, you see, it takes all the running you can do to keep in...

The Weight of the Future – Sunday, September 27, 1953

Sometimes we may feel overpowered and depressed by the tasks that lie before us, by the undone things that we have yet to do.