Music & the Spoken Word Library

Freedom and Conformity – Sunday, April 22, 1956

May we turn today to another phase of freedom—to the question of freedom and conformity: How much does conformity come into conflict with freedom? How...

To be a slave to nothing – Sunday, April 15, 1956

The question of freedom is always before us: what it is—and how much men were meant to have—and how much freedom one can have within...

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...