Music & the Spoken Word Library

Telling the Truth – Sunday, October 09, 1955

The time-honored custom of swearing in the witness has come to be a very commonplace occurrence—to "solemnly swear to tell the truth, the whole truth...

Harboring Our Hurts – Sunday, October 02, 1955

In the pressures and impatience and thoughtlessness of life, our relationships with others are often likely to be less considerate than they should be— and...

On Living Away from Home – Sunday, September 25, 1955

With school under way once more, and also for opportunities for work, many young people find themselves away from home—some for the first time.

Before We Learn to Live – Sunday, September 18, 1955

An ancient philosopher offered this interesting observation: "If we could be twice young and twice old, we could correct all our mistakes."1

The Blessing of Willing Work – Sunday, September 11, 1955

There is in most of us at times a tendency not to do anything that is difficult to do, not to perform any unpleasant service...

The Agony of Indecision – Sunday, September 04, 1955

As we look back upon the plight of Hamlet with all his problems, one of the things for which he was most to be pitied...

The Question of Quitting – Sunday, August 07, 1955

Summer has all but slipped away. 

The Beginning of Things – Sunday, July 31, 1955

Last week we spoke of the beginning of things—of men who have had the courage to move into uninhabited places, and to make good beginnings. 

To live, to work, to worship… – Sunday, July 24, 1955

As concerning the moving of men into uninhabited places, this brief and meaningful sentence comes from the journal of an eminent American: "The beginning of...