Wishful Thinking* – Sunday, August 15, 1948
There is a prevalent practice from which few men are wholly immune, and that is—wishful thinking. Wishful thinking as defined for our present purpose is...
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Imperfections in Other People – Sunday, August 08, 1948
It sometimes seems that we are inclined to expect much more of other people than we expect of ourselves, and that we make less allowance...
Remember the Sabbath Day – Sunday, August 01, 1948
When the Lord God gave the Ten Commandments to Moses, "Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy"1 was considered of sufficient importance to be...
What Will it Matter a Hundred Years from Now* – Sunday, July 25, 1948
Sometimes we bear someone shrug off a puzzling or disappointing situation with the comment, "What will it matter a hundred years from now?" This may...
Things Beyond Understanding* – Sunday, July 18, 1948
There is one characteristic that many of us have in common, and that is our unwillingness to believe what we do not understand. It requires...
Citation for “A Good Man”* – Sunday, July 11, 1948
The institutions of men confer a great many and a great variety of honors, titles, degrees, and awards of one kind or another. Almost every...
An Effective Freedom – Sunday, July 04, 1948
Freedom is always a timely topic. When we have it, it may sometimes seem commonplace—which it isn't. And some among us may look over the...
The Facts Behind the Face – Sunday, June 27, 1948
Sometimes we wonder what makes men act the way they act and do the things they do. But it is difficult to know what goes...
A “Wide” Experience – Sunday, June 20, 1948
Sometimes young people in a venturesome spirit seek to acquire an acquaintance with questionable practices, questionable places and questionable people not with the idea of...