Music & the Spoken Word Library

To keep learning… – Sunday, June 01, 1958

We are not living a static life, as suggested by this sentence from an unknown source: "If you were graduated yesterday, and have learned nothing...

All we could ask of heaven… – Sunday, May 25, 1958

Some thoughtful words of Addison today suggest a subject: "The grand essentials to happiness in this life are something to do, something to love, and...

Intent – a sure test of friendship – Sunday May 04, 1958

One sure test of friendship is to seek the welfare of him whose company we keep.  Since this is so, a reasonable question to ask...

To know where they are… – Sunday May 18, 1958

A much-blessed mother and father were once asked how they had so well reared their children.  They lived with modest means, seemingly with no unusual...

A Mother’s love outlives them all – May 11, 1958

Blessedly, in the lives of most of us, there are saving and safeguarding influences moving in the background, molding and mellowing and maturing us— influences...

“Friend” – a word of much meaning – Sunday, April 27, 1958

The word “friend” is a word of much meaning.  Sometimes it is applied loosely to mean simply someone we know, someone with whom we have...

…not into temptation – Sunday, April 20, 1958

In a talk to young men and boys, a well-known athlete recently commented on a compelling question: What would we thank other people for later...

Beginning to be… – Sunday, April 13, 1958

We often speak of things we would like to do—or like to be. But so often, it seems, there is some distance between where we...

To be born – or to rise again – Sunday, April 06, 1958

Every special day calls for some searching as to its significance.  And Easter is no exception.  We are all aware of the outward evidence of...