A Break in the Clouds – June 27, 1999
A businessman, exhausted from a lengthy trip that yielded far less than he had anticipated for all his hard work, sat gazing out of his...
Music & the Spoken Word Library
Following in Father’s Footsteps – June 20, 1999
Who can measure the extent of a father’s love or place a value on the power of his example? The same loving father who quiets...
Pray…and Listen – June 13, 1999
In times of distress or anxiety, most of us find comfort in prayer. Just as a child runs to his parents’ bedroom when a dark...
Holy and Whole – June 06, 1999
Sometimes the words we use to describe the good and beautiful things of life make them seem too difficult to achieve. But when we examine...
Where the Heart Is – May 30, 1999
A teacher felt compassion for a young boy in her class whose father had been out of work for some months. The family had moved...
Silver Linings – May 23, 1999
A father of five children, who lost his job a year ago, had to survive on part-time work while looking for a steady job. He...
The Gift of a Child – May 16, 1999
The birth of a child brings joyful noise into a home. And then, a score of years later, the silence after his departure is filled...
An Artist’s Eye – May 09, 1999
A newborn baby laid in its mother’s arms is a bundle of potentialities. For one so small, knowing little and recognizing even less, it will...
Voices – May 02, 1999
In the days when people depended upon sheep for food and clothing, village shepherds often gathered their flocks into a single sheepfold at night. Once...