Music & the Spoken Word Library

On Our Word – Sunday, March 28, 1982

In this universe of unique things, there is not much that is identical. Every pine tree, person and planet is ultimately unlike every other. But...

Live for Today – Sunday, March 21, 1982

Those who have some clue that they are approaching death—the aged, the terminally ill—seem to gain an insight into the meaning of life. Their conclusion...

The Need for Spiritual Fitness – Sunday, March 14, 1982

The German philosopher Thomas A Kempis once pointed out that "There is no peace in the heart of a worldly man, who is entirely given...

The Patience of Prayer – Sunday, March 07, 1982

We live in an impatient world, a world in which the speed of our arrival seems to be valued even more highly than the importance...

Identity – Sunday, February 28, 1982

There is a question that haunts every human being, and it is “Who am 1?” Sometimes it wears other faces like, " Am I competent?...

The Success of Failure – Sunday, February 14, 1982

To some extent, what Charles Dickens concluded about his time in the Tale of Two Cities, is also true about the present age. These too,...

Successful Marriage – Sunday, February 07, 1982

Despite rumors to the contrary, there has been an upsurge in recent years. More and more couples—both young and old—are entering matrimony. And an increasing...

To Love – Sunday, January 31, 1982

Speak to one another of love. We all have feelings of love, of being loved, of being in love. Why is it that this means...

Anxious Living – Sunday, January 24, 1982

"There is such a thing as taking ourselves and the world too seriously, or at any rate too anxiously,"1 observed Henry Van Dyke. The song...