Music & the Spoken Word Library

The Great Days of Our Life – March 25, 2001

Nearly everywhere we go there’s someone who sincerely invites us to have a great day.  This common invitation is a pleasant custom that cheers us...

Obedience to God’s Gentle Commands – March 18, 2001

Like the shining beams of a lighthouse, God’s commandments offer direction and protection to all who follow them.  Obedience brings safety, happiness, and peace.  Life’s...

Listen to Your Heart – March 11, 2001

A small child’s visit to the doctor can be a frightening experience.  To put the child’s mind at ease, the doctor will often show him...

Alone Together – March 04, 2001

It’s an irony of modern life that, while some of us have almost no time to ourselves, others have almost more than they’d like.  When...

A Fresh View – February 25, 2001

Our birth is the beginning as we slip brand new into this world of fresh possibilities. How wonderful it would be to keep that first...

Mercy – February 18, 2001

We’re extraordinarily fortunate people.  We live on this beautiful earth, eating food we didn’t grow, sleeping in homes we didn’t build, breathing fresh, clean air...

Give Me This Mountain – February 11, 2001

We live in an age when many deny the existence of God.  However, even those who claim to be atheists often recognize in those who...

A Couse of Happiness – February 04, 2001

Happiness is a skill that comes (at least in part) from finding contentment with what we have.  Henry David Thoreau believed that his “greatest skill...

To Walk with the Lord – January 28, 2001

Sometimes a feeling of peace can wash over us like an unexpected wave, and catch us by surprise.  Without even expecting it, we suddenly feel...