Music & the Spoken Word Library

The World’s Oldest Contest – Sunday, December 22, 1940

As we look out upon Christmas 1940, we are reminded that the world's greatest cause has often seemed to be a lost cause - the...

What is Truth? – Sunday, December 15, 1940

One listener has written to suggest that we speak to the question: “What is Truth?"   Of course, a word, being, after all, merely a symbol...

A Long Look at Life – Sunday, December 8, 1940

Our generation has lived to see the time when most of the children of earth live their lives from day to day with heavy hearts,...

Short Cuts to Far Horizons – Sunday, December 1, 1940

Within our generation we have learned to do many things better and more quickly than have ever been done before within recorded time. This efficiency...

More Light – Sunday, November 24, 1940

One of the eminent young scientists of our day recently wrote, "We are learning more and more the high cost of discovering the truth about...

Study in Contrast – Sunday, November 17, 1940

The appreciation of what we have is largely a matter of contrast and comparison. That is one of the fundamental rules of life. Happiness is...

Lost Causes – Sunday, November 10, 1940

With the passing of another year we come again to a time of Armistice observance. But its significance in some places is not what it...

Reenactment – Sunday, November 3, 1940

It is difficult for most of us to see beyond our own immediate self-interest. We are often inclined to suppose that anything is a bargain...

The Power of Moral Force – Sunday, October 27, 1940

We hear much these days about the use of moral force.  It is a thing to be reckoned with, as it always has been in...