Music & the Spoken Word Library

Disease Cannot Cripple Love

February 27, 2000

It has been said, “Much of the world’s work is done by [people] who do not feel quite well.”1 The responsibilities of daily living are...

What’s In a Name?

February 20, 2000

Every child receives a surname at birth to identify it with its family.  Often its given name comes from a friend or relative, the hope...

Once Upon a Time

February 13, 2000

“Once upon a time” is a phrase that starts many of our beloved fairy tales.  Scholars tell us that storytellers used the words to alert...

Exuberance

February 6, 2000

Small children rarely walk anywhere.  They leap, they dash, they run; the very words we use to describe their movement are as full of energy...

Don’t Turn Off the Light

January 30, 2000

Probably every parent who tucked a child into bed has heard the plea, “Please don’t turn off the light.”  Most parents find a way for...

The Habit of Happiness – January 23, 2000

January 23, 2000

Many believe that happiness just happens to us, like the weather.  But some have learned that they create their own “inner climate.”  A woman who...

Glorifying God with Heavenly Music

January 16, 2000

Whether we sing, play instruments, or listen to what others create and perform, beautiful music offers each of us the opportunity to glorify God and...

Time Well Spent

January 9, 2000

Not many years ago, we looked to a new millennium as a distant, almost surreal event.  It loomed like science fiction—like a horizon we couldn’t...

New Beginnings

January 2, 2000

Every time the sun sets, it rises in the morning and sheds new light on yesterday’s shadows.  Whether a new century or a new day,...