Seeing God’s Hand
December 31, 2023
Many years ago, a man resolved to write in his journal at the end of each day. It’s a resolution many people make, but his...
Music & the Spoken Word Library
Charles Dickens and His Christmas Carol
December 24, 2023
Here inside the Charles Dickens House in London, England, sits a desk that once belonged to the great novelist. It was here that Charles Dickens...
Luke 2
December 17, 2023
And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be taxed.
Christmas Gathering
December 10, 2023
For well over a hundred years, The Nutcracker ballet has delighted audiences at Christmastime. The ballet opens with family and friends gathering on Christmas Eve....
Friendship at the Heart of Christmas
December 3, 2023
Friendship is at the heart of Christmas. On that first Christmas night, angels declared it to be a time of “peace [and] good will” (Luke...
A Reason of the Hope
November 26, 2023
All good things, all important things, take time. That’s a truth that even children learn, and the lesson seems to come most powerfully at Christmas....
There is Joy in Gratitude
November 19, 2023
When we see someone who is successful and admired—full of good qualities and good works—we might assume that he or she is always confident and...
Cheerful Givers
November 12, 2023
We reap what you sow. It’s one of the basic truths of life, known by everyone who has ever planted a seed and hoped for...
Becoming Better Than When We Started
November 5, 2023
In 1978, Nobel Prize winner Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn spoke at Harvard’s commencement ceremony. The students in the audience had reason to be proud of their accomplishments....