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...
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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...
The Search for Mysteries – Sunday, October 29, 1944
One reason for progress is the fact that there are always living among us those who are never content with what they know or with...