Music & the Spoken Word Library

The thoughts we think – Sunday, September 09, 1956

It was Cicero who said: "To think is to live."1 Many other eminent observers have suggested the prime importance of the thoughts a person thinks—for...

Independent People – Sunday, September 02, 1956

In any area of activity where two or more people participate, there sometimes comes the question as to whose part is most important — Whose...

Truly the Light Is Sweet – August 26, 1956

There is in Ecclesiastes, a significant short sentence that suggests a subject; "Truly the light is sweet, and a pleasant thing it is for the...

A door…open – or shut – Sunday, August 19, 1956

Last week we referred to the rate of speed at which men move — to the fact that 60 miles an hour means moving 88...

On – or over the edge – Sunday, August 12, 1956

Some twenty centuries or so ago.  Epictetus gave us these very modern-sounding sentences: "It needs but a little to overthrow and destroy everything—just a slight...

The warning signs and symptoms – Sunday, August 05, 1956

We should like to consider for a moment or two another side of the power of prevention: Often we become so busy in life that...

The Power of Prevention – Sunday, July 29, 1956

We have spoken before of the power of repentance—and repentance is a great and saving principle.  But today we should like to turn for a...

Another approach to the safety problem – Sunday, July 22, 1956

Recently we approached the safety problem as a moral principle. Today we should like to consider safety as the evidence of an inner attitude, for...

The “letdowns” in life – Sunday, July 15, 1956

People approach different seasons with different inner attitudes, and summer is often approached with an intent to let down the tensions, the pace, and performance....