Music & the Spoken Word Library

Of Family, Stories, Hard Work, and Optimism – Sunday, February 12, 2017

My life, like yours and like everyone’s, comes with a history. Every family tree is full of people and stories—some we remember and cherish, some...

The Abundant Heart – Sunday, February 5, 2017

It takes a special kind of person to find joy in another person’s good fortune. Sadly, it’s far more common to be resentful, bitter, or...

I Know Who You Are – Sunday, January 29, 2017

Every now and then, a simple act of love reminds us all what it really means to love someone. This happened recently at a care...

The Absence of Someone We Love – Sunday, January 22, 2017

One of life’s universal and unavoidable experiences is to lose someone we love. All who have lived and loved will lose cherished family and friends...

The Way out of No Way- Sunday, January 15, 2017

Every society is only as good as its people. It follows, then, that to build a better society we need a foundation of brave men...

A Single Word – Sunday, January 8, 2017

It has become popular of late for organizations—and even families and individuals—to create a mission statement to guide their actions and clarify their values. Such...

Follow the Sun – Sunday, January 1, 2017

Although we can do it anytime, the beginning of a new year feels like a natural time to reflect upon the past, even as we...

Good News and Glad Tidings – Sunday, December 25, 2016

On that holy night so long ago, angels ushered in the world’s first Christmas celebration with a declaration of “good tidings of great joy.”1 And...

“The Picture Window of the Soul” – Sunday, December 18, 2016

It was a busy night at the inn, two thousand years ago in Bethlehem—so busy, in fact, that when Mary and Joseph arrived, there was...