Music & the Spoken Word Library

The Conquest of Scarecrows – Sunday, September 04, 1983

In America’s rural past, farmers used scarecrows in their fields. Timid birds, seeing the cross-sticks attired with an old coat and perhaps a hat was frightened...

The Advantages of Adversity – Sunday, August 28, 1983

The Lord will lead us to fertile fields and soft flowing rivers because we are His children, and He loves us. But because He knows...

The Astronomy Lesson – Sunday, August 21, 1983

We look to the night skies and see the summer stars. These heavenly lights have looked upon us from their whirling orbs since the dawn...

The Risk of Life – Sunday, August 14, 1983

Rudyard Kipling, in a poem titled simply, “If,” investigates the many attributes of maturity. Among the attributes he discovers, one recurs in several forms: the...

The Blessing of Freedom – Sunday, August 07, 1983

People arriving in the New York harbor by sea are greeted by the majestic Statue of Liberty, her torch raised high in a symbolic salute...

Looking for the Goodness in People – Sunday, July 31, 1983

One of the great lessons of the scriptures is that of God’s faith and hope in all His children. He believes in us. He counts...

Led by the Lord – Sunday, July 24, 1983

The past months have been hard for many of us. Economic recessions, harsh weather conditions and the usual struggles to keep up with the demands...

On A Clear Day – Sunday, July 17, 1983

None of us has a complete, objective view of the world. We see things through the prism of our own personalities. Ask any three witnesses...

Families Need Priority – Sunday, July 10, 1983

Personal worth can be measured by the happiness one generates in the lives of others. And the lives over which we have the most influence...