Good Fathering – June 18, 2006
The story is told of a father who overheard his son praying, “Dear God, make me the kind of man my daddy is.” Later that...
Music & the Spoken Word Library
The Road Not Taken – June 11, 2006
Shortly after being named America’s poet laureate, Robert Pinsky launched a campaign to identify the nation’s favorite poem. Thousands of poetry lovers sent in nominations,...
Oh Hear Us When We Cry to Thee – June 04, 2006
Long ago, a small group of men were riding out a rough storm on the Sea of Galilee. Fearing for their lives, they awakened their...
Treasures from the Past – May 28, 2006
Has it occurred to you that our forebears did not live in the past? Pulitzer-Prize winning historian David McCullough has pointed out that the great...
Reverence – May 21, 2006
“Reverence is more than just quietly sitting.”1 It is “profound respect mingled with love.”2 Reverence is an attitude of awe, honor, appreciation, and deference to...
In Praise of Mothers – May 14, 2006
For more than 300 years, the people of England have celebrated “Mothering Sunday.” Originally a religious holiday, it was also a day when servants were...
Fill the World with Love – May 07, 2006
Love is the most powerful force in the universe. Love blesses both giver and receiver and resounds in hearts forever. It’s true that we’re all...
The 4000th Broadcast – April 30, 2006
Announcer: “The dawning of a brighter day”—these words were sung by the Mormon Tabernacle Choir on July 15, 1929, during the first broadcast of a...
The Hope of the Children – April 23, 2006
Nearly every day we see portrayed in the media innocent children suffering the violence of war, the ravages of nature, and the pain of disability....