Music & the Spoken Word Library

The Burden of Modern Civilization – Sunday, October 07, 1984

The burden of modern civilization is not, as many have supposed, that wealth is ill-distributed, or that social welfare has been neglected. It is rather...

Finding Contentment – Sunday, September 30, 1984

In “The Prayer Perfect,” just sung by the Choir, the supplicant asks the Lord to share with all the needy his own vast treasure of...

In Defense of Truth – Sunday, September 16, 1984

It is not true what some have said: that truth needs no defense, that truth will overcome the false, with power of its own, with...

Urgency in a World of Space and Time – Sunday, September 09, 1984

All that we are and all that we do is real. We are all part of a living world—part of a world that gives us...

A Veteran Is… – Sunday, September 02, 1984

America's war veterans come in a wide variety of sizes, shapes and ages. Their collective experience spans two world wars and several foreign conflicts. They...

Let There Be Light – Sunday, August 26, 1984

The Bible records that one of the first commandments from God was "Let there be light: and there was light."1 And thus began this great...

The Evening of Our Fear – Sunday, August 19, 1984

The scriptures speak of faith and the courage that it inspires. Indeed, those who have faith in Christ need fear no final disaster, no ultimate...

Joy and Self-Forgetfulness – Sunday, August 12, 1984

Among the drab and routine days that life often holds for us are a few moments that pierce us with joy. Having known those, we...

Discipline Brings Freedom – Sunday, August 05, 1984

Whether it is accomplished early or late in life, eventually we all must learn to discipline ourselves and our desires. Many lives have been ruined...