The Power of Example – March 11, 2012
A young student sat at his desk, beaming as his teacher praised his perfect score in front of the rest of the class. But when...
Music & the Spoken Word Library
The Influence of Art – March 04, 2012
Beautiful art is good for the soul. It can lift and inspire; it can calm and soothe; it can inform and enlighten. Art improves our...
Over the Rainbow – February 26, 2012
More than seven decades ago, a popular film swept the country—a magical tale of a girl searching for home, for happiness and peace. The enduring...
Winners Do Not Always Finish First – February 19, 2012
Winners do not always finish first. This observation seems contradictory—finishing first is what winning means. We are taught from early on that life’s winners are...
The Hearld of Prosperity – February 12, 2012
Just as individuals can overcome hardship and surmount challenges, so can communities and nations. Very often, it is in the soil of difficulty that the...
Generosity of Spirit – February 05, 2012
Years ago, Jenkins Lloyd Jones wrote the following about marriage, and about life: “There seems to be a superstition among many thousands of our young...
The Masterpiece makers – January 29, 2012
Have you ever seen a painting by the artist Renoir—in a museum, perhaps, or in a book of impressionist art? We marvel at the beauty...
The Greater Courtesies – January 22, 2012
Nineteenth-century American writer Christian Bovee once said, “The small courtesies sweeten life; the greater, ennoble it.”1 Sometimes, with the pressures and stresses of life, we...
I Have a Dream – January 15, 2012
On a blustery winter evening in 1956, Martin Luther King attended a church meeting in Montgomery, Alabama, leaving his wife and baby at home. Near...