Music & the Spoken Word Library

Let Love Rule the Day – Sunday, October 14, 2018

During one of the earliest performances of Peter Pan, the much-loved fantasy play for children, a small boy was invited to watch the production from...

Set Our Hearts at Liberty – Sunday, October 7, 2018

Too many people feel alone, figuratively wandering in the night. They search for purpose, meaning, and connection. They long to love and be loved, to...

Stop, Think, and Learn – Sunday, September 30, 2018

Thomas Watson Sr. served for many years as the CEO of IBM and built the company into an international success. The story is told that...

At the End of the Tunnel – Sunday, September 23, 2018

We’ve all heard the expression “light at the end of the tunnel.” But to anyone who has ever been completely engulfed in darkness, it’s more...

The Living Present – Sunday, September 16, 2018

Not long ago, a middle-aged father took a vacation with his family. They toured historic sites and visited stunning natural wonders. Anxious to capture every...

Traits of a Survivor – Sunday, September 9, 2018

We all have our share of difficulty and tragedy in life. Some of us, in fact, seem to have more than our share. And then...

A Life without Work Is a Life without Growth – Sunday, September 2, 2018

Some years ago, a 17-year-old boy spent a long, hot summer doing landscape work. It was a hard, sweaty job—not the kind of thing most...

Good Neighbors – Sunday, August 26, 2018

“Good fences make good neighbours,” remarks the surly neighbor in Robert Frost’s poem “Mending Wall.” Boundaries and borders, categories and classes seem to be an...

Comparison Is the Death of Joy – Sunday August 19, 2018

Life can be a roller coaster, with ups and downs, brief moments of calm, and then thrilling, sometimes scary bursts of speed. And what’s interesting...