Music & the Spoken Word Library

Why are Ye so Fearful? – Sunday, December 31, 1944

With the breathless passing of many days, we come again upon the changing of the year, which acutely reminds us of the passing of our...

Of Christmas—and of Things to Come – Sunday, December 24, 1944

It had been our hope, with yours, that we could greet you this Christmas with the world at peace. But this cherished blessing is not...

Why Was I Born? – Sunday, December 17, 1944

Those who are discouraged, and especially those who are both young and discouraged, are sometimes heard to ask why they were born. Many who have...

On Moving Men – Sunday, December 10, 1944

The pattern of history would seem to indicate that the moment a despot thinks he has stamped out all independence of thought he is due...

To Those Who Fail to Conform – Sunday, December 3, 1944

Using the term in its broadcast meaning, history has produced many non-conformists. Every generation produces many non-conformists. And, indeed, every community, and perhaps almost every...

An Idea Whose Time Has Arrived – Sunday, November 26, 1944

A much-quoted thought, recorded by the pen of Victor Hugo, has come down the years for our pondering: "There is one thing stronger than all...

On Disregarding the Future – Sunday, November 19, 1944

All of us at times deplore mistakes we have made in the past and ask why we couldn't have known the future and thereby have...

On Knowing the Future – Sunday, November 12, 1944

Among the frequent and persistent questions concerning the future are these: "Why can't we know the future?" and "Why shouldn't we know the future?" There...

Foretelling Things to Come – Sunday, November 5, 1944

Men, it would seem, have in common an urgent desire to know more about the future—a desire which demonstrates itself in many ways, and for...