Music & the Spoken Word Library

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Turn to Heaven

September 29, 2024

If you’ve ever tried to help a toddler eat, you know how important independence is to human nature. The older a child gets, the more...

The Need to Be Appreciated

September 22, 2024

[1] We all know that every person has basic needs: food, water, shelter. But we don’t often think of some less-visible needs. The philosopher and...

What is True Greatness

September 15, 2024

People all over the world, in every culture and clime, pursue greatness. The desire to succeed and excel is as universal as is natural. But...

Lift Up Our Eyes

September 8, 2024

The book of Psalms in the Bible is a collection of sacred poems of praise and prayer to God. Many were once set to music;...

The Power of Music

September 1, 2024

Music has been called the timeless and universal language—a language of peace, of love, of hope. No matter where we live, regardless of our age...

Our Life Stories

August 25, 2024

We each have a backstory—the experiences, events, and choices that helped shape us into the people we’ve become. One of the best ways to understand...

Full Faith and Hope

August 18, 2024

Thousands of years ago, the psalmist wrote these comforting words: “Weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning” (Psalm 30:5). That...

Daily Devotion

August 11, 2024

A university student recently had a life-changing insight. But unlike most things he was learning as a student, this insight didn’t come from a lecture...

Strong, Positive, Hopeful

August 4, 2024

Most of the time, life is pretty wonderful. The world around us is filled with beauty. We are surrounded by people who care about us....