The Fruits of Selfless Sowing – July 08, 2007
So much of who we are and what we have are gifts from those who have gone before us. Our forebears planted seeds that bear...
Music & the Spoken Word Library
The America We Call Home – July 01, 2007
In 1893 Katharine Lee Bates, an English professor from Massachusetts, visited the Colorado Rockies. Her stay included an expedition, in a prairie wagon, to the...
Joy in the Garden – June 26, 2007
A popular children’s story tells of a little girl named Mary who loses her parents to an epidemic illness. Orphaned and lonely, she is sent...
“For When I Am Weak, Then Am I Strong”
The Bible records that the Apostle Paul had what he called “a thorn in the flesh”—a trial or difficulty that helped to keep him humble...
Our Greatest Treasures – June 17, 2007
In 1955 Richard L. Evans, the announcer and writer of the Spoken Word for more than four decades, dedicated a book of his messages with...
Reverence for Life – June 10, 2007
Our world is beautiful because it is full of life. One of the great lessons of creation is that life, though it seems fleeting at...
Noticing What Matters Most – June 03, 2007
Have you ever wondered why the city boy can’t sleep in the country and the country boy can’t sleep in the city? Or why a...
A Prayer in Music – May 27, 2007
Most of us have attended a funeral, a wreath-laying ceremony, or a graveside service and heard the solemn music of “Taps.” This tune, created on...
When You Thought I Wasn’t Looking – May 20, 2007
More than two decades ago, a young woman soon to graduate from college and get married reflected on her life and was filled with gratitude...