Music & the Spoken Word Library

But They Carried On – Sunday, July 21, 2019

In 1846, thousands of people in the midwestern United States were persecuted for their beliefs and forced from their homes in the dead of winter....

The Dawning of a Brighter Day – Sunday, July 14, 2019

We opened today’s broadcast the same way we opened The Tabernacle Choir’s first-ever broadcast 90 years ago: with a stirring hymn titled “The Morning Breaks,...

In Harmony with Others – Sunday, July 7, 2019

There are many things in life that can be done alone. You can play a piano alone—or a violin or guitar or any other musical...

But One Life to Lose for My Country – Sunday, June 30, 2019

Nathan Hale was a schoolteacher, fresh out of college, teaching in a one-room school in New London, Connecticut, when the American Colonies went to war...

A Healing Balm – Sunday, June 23, 2019

When physical or emotional illness strikes, our immediate need is to be healed. Whether it’s a scraped knee or a broken heart, a serious disease...

Just like Dad – Sunday, June 16, 2019

Good fathers make a big difference in the lives of their children—bigger, in fact, than they might realize. Fathers often try to share with their...

The Strength to Be Humble – Sunday, June 9, 2019

A national newspaper grabbed attention recently with this headline: “The Best Bosses Are Humble Bosses.” At first, that may seem to contradict conventional wisdom—that a...

Moments to Choose – Sunday, June 2, 2019

Every life is different; the only predictable pattern is that all of us experience a mix of joy and sadness, happiness and heartache—usually occurring unpredictably....

The Emblem of the Land We Love – Sunday, May 26, 2019

The flag of the United States has flown on the earth and the moon, on the home front and the battlefront, in conflict and in...