Music & the Spoken Word Library

“Fourscore and Seven Years Ago…” – Sunday, November 19, 1950

Fourscore and seven years ago, an immortal American uttered an immortal message.  On November 19, 1863, Abraham Lincoln gave his Gettysburg address.  We are thankful...

But Men and Women Aren’t Statistics – Sunday, November 12, 1950

In the many complexities of our way of life, there sometimes seems to be a tendency to look upon the problems of other people as...

Dangerous Indifference – Sunday, November 5, 1950

If we were called upon to make a list of the dangers of our day, the danger of indifference would be well toward the top. ...

‘They’ Say So – Sunday, October 29, 1950

In three lines of flawless poetry, Alexander Pope portrays how gossip is passed from person to person: And all who told it added something new,...

Faith Against Fear – Sunday, October 22, 1950

We have long since learned that among the chief weapons of the war of nerves are fear and falsehood and confusion.  But fear, it seems,...

Beginning Together – Sunday, October 15, 1950

Often young people who are beginning life together become discouraged because they can't begin where their parents "left off." There are many things they want. ...

…Children in Understanding – Sunday, October 8, 1950

In times of disappointment and disturbance, there are always those who would question the Creator, and there are also those who would rule Him out...

While it is Called Today – Sunday, October 1, 1950

Sometimes we become impatient with the present.  We see its evils, its uncertainties, its imperfections, and eagerly we wish for the day when things will...

“…Let a Man Examine Himself” – Sunday, September 24, 1950

For many purposes, people are constantly being classified.  But quite apart from the classifications into which other people place us, we also constantly classify ourselves. ...