Music & the Spoken Word Library

America—A 1980 Perspective – Sunday, June 29, 1980

To the world's oppressed, America has been for more than two centuries a beacon of freedom in a sea of strife and bondage. To most...

The Importance of Family – Sunday, June 22, 1980

At a recent conference on families, speakers appealed for an America where the home is a place of love and stability . . . a...

The Work of Fathers – Sunday, June 15, 1980

Of what work may a man be most proud?  Should he be proud to be a patriot? Should he be proud to preside over a...

The Role of Suffering – Sunday, June 08, 1980

Of all man's questions regarding human existence, the problem of suffering seems to be one of the most perplexing. For some individuals, pain and suffering...

On Reward and Punishment – Sunday, June 01, 1980

There are those who view life as a preparation for a kind of high and final court, in a literal sense, a supreme court. God...

Enduring to the End – Sunday, May 25, 1980

To endure to the end. . . that is the charge given us throughout the Scriptures. As we pause to honor those who have already...

The Law of Causes and Consequences – Sunday, May 18, 1980

Robert Ingersoll wrote, “In nature there are neither rewards nor punishments—there are consequences."1 One of the best known of nature's consequences is the law of...

Kiss It Better – Sunday, May 11, 1980

A toddler awoke in the middle of the night crying for his mother and screaming in pain with an earache. She rushed to him, scooped...

The Enemy is Fear – Sunday, May 04, 1980

Here in the United States, we have grown increasingly concerned about the health of our economic system. Indeed, the eroding effects of inflation seem to...