Music & the Spoken Word Library

The love of light and learning – Sunday, April 08, 1956

Last week we talked of the reality of the resurrection and of man's immortality. Scripture and reason and revelation, as well as the very awareness...

Easter – and some Unequivocal Questions – Sunday, April 01, 1956

It is a good thing sometimes to examine the reasons for some of the things we do.  Customs and habits are relatively easy to make...

Some Consequences of Quarreling – Sunday, March 25, 1956

There is an old hymn which could well be quoted often, and oftener remembered: "There is beauty all around, When there's love at home; There...

Impatience – as a mark of immaturity – Sunday, March 18, 1956

A thoughtful physician recently remarked: "I used to think of impatience as simply a natural part of some people's personality, but over the years I...

…of Things Not Seen – Sunday, March 11, 1956

In a sense we should never be content with what we know. But neither should we be cynical about what we don't know. With a...

As Parents and Children Come to Common Ground – Sunday, March 04, 1956

It is an odd thing, in a way, how each generation seems to feel that each preceding generation is somewhat old-fashioned—how each generation listens impatiently...

In looking at our loved ones – Sunday, February 26, 1956

Someone once wrote, "If the stars came out only once a year, the whole world would go out and look at them."' But since they...

On belonging to a family – Sunday, February 19, 1956

One of the very wonderful things of life is a sense of belonging.  And one of the most wonderful things to belong to is a...

And what of Abraham Lincoln…? – Sunday, February 12, 1956

There is much said concerning Lincoln—but not too much for so sincerely great a subject.  Men do many things for their own comfort and convenience,...