Music & the Spoken Word Library

Putting People in Place – Sunday, December 07, 1947

It would seem that there are always those who are eager to live other men's lives for them, and those who, for one reason or...

Antaeus* – Sunday, November 30, 1947

Perhaps it would not be untimely to retell the story of Antaeus, the giant of mythology, whose strength was unconquerable, so long as he remained...

Specifications of Happiness* – Sunday, November 23, 1947

Perhaps it is a good time to remind ourselves again that mere things are not as important as is our attitude toward them. It is...

Conversation with Conscience – Sunday, November 16, 1947

Every man should have a frequent conversation with his conscience. Conscience is an excellent counselor—if it hasn't been tampered with too much. Of course it...

On Going Into Debt – Sunday, November 09, 1947

There is a commonplace proverb which says that "Procrastination is the thief of time."1 But there is also another thief of time which preys upon...

New Fears and Old – Sunday, November 02, 1947

Any man who could free other men of all their fears would surely have an innumerable following. Fear is a killer of men, a destroyer...

The Crowd* – Sunday, October 26, 1947

There is a persistent trait of human nature that causes most of us to seek the company of others. We are essentially social beings. We...

Our Own and Others – Sunday, October 19, 1947

One of the hallowed experiences of life is to look down at the close of day upon a sleeping child—especially one of your own, who...

What Are We Waiting For – Sunday, October 12, 1947

It would seem that we often live as if we wondered when life was going to begin. It isn't always clear just what we are...