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And now another generation is listening – Sunday, July 18, 1954

Today, as we begin our second quarter century, a flood of thoughts and themes moves in upon us.  One such concerns the swiftness with which...

On Getting What We Ask For – Sunday, July 11, 1954

But patience is one of the lessons of life that must be learned patience and a sound sense of values; patience and an awareness that...

Thank God for Freedom – Sunday, July 04, 1954

On this meaningful day for America, may we take a moment from some of the side issues and from some of the irrelevant celebration, and...

When to say it – and when to be silent – Sunday, June 27, 1954

As was observed centuries ago: There is “a time to every purpose…”1 And there are times when some things should be said, and times to...

For fathers: A closer kind of companionship – Sunday, June 20, 1954

Much of life is made up of things we think we will one day do: of things we postpone, of things we set aside, of...

Your marriage – Sunday, June 13, 1954

For you who have already made your marriage, there is simply this to be said: Make your marriage work. 

Beginning Together – Sunday, June 06, 1954

We have come again upon the month of June—a month of many marriages, a month in which many young people are beginning life together.  And...

Remembrance – Sunday, May 30, 1954

Remembrance is a mark of a thoughtful, grateful man—but sometimes it is acute and cutting, as suggested in this sentence from Shakespeare: "How sharp the...

The Coming of Another Commencement – Sunday, May 23, 1954

The coming of another commencement calls to mind the passing of another year so swiftly and so soon—and suggests once more to all of us...