Music & the Spoken Word Library

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...

A Ballad of Brotherhood – Sunday, July 29, 1984

One of the most persistent poetic themes is the "Brotherhood of Man," the responsibility we have to love one another. The result of that love...

The Red Shawl – Sunday, July 22, 1984

In a pioneer diary is this story dated July 1858. It seems a Parker family was traveling west in a handcart company. One night as...

Two Inspiring Invitations – Sunday, July 15, 1984

"Come Follow me." These welcoming words from Jesus brought a better life and a brighter hope to the discouraged and downtrodden of His day, and...

Real Freedom – Sunday, July 08, 1984

Freedom means many things, depending on our age and our circumstance...on our experience and perspective.

American Magnetism – Sunday, July 01, 1984

Think back on it—back to the time when the only sound here in the American Rockies was the whine of wind through the lordly pines,...

Choosing Good – Sunday, June 24, 1984

One of the most intriguing paradoxes of human nature is our capacity to encompass virtue and vice, strength and weakness, righteousness and sin in a...

The Best of Life – Sunday, June 17, 1984

When we were young, most of us were admonished by our parents to eat our vegetables before the dessert. As adults, we are counseled to...