Music & the Spoken Word Library

A Legacy of Experience – Sunday, February 14, 1954

There sometimes seems to be a disposition to assume that the lessons which another generation has learned somehow don't apply to the present.  And seemingly...

Sitting this one out – Sunday, February 07, 1954

We sometimes hear something said about "sitting this one out."  It is all right to sit out some things, but it is tragic to sit...

From Where We Are – Sunday, January 31, 1954

Scarcely does it seem possible, but a twelfth part of the year has already past.  More suddenly and sooner than we suppose it will be...

On the Fringe – Sunday, January 24, 1954

In thumbing through some commonplace words, we find the word fringe—and we find it thus  in part defined, as “an ornamental border…” or “something resembling a...

Beyond the Barrier… – Sunday, January 17, 1954

We read these days of speeds that move men beyond the so-called "sonic barrier," and of the forces and feelings encountered when super-powered planes physically...

Swiftly, Silently, Certainly… – Sunday – January 10, 1954

Sometimes we think of the past as a thing quite apart from the present.  To say that something happened a century or so ago may...

A Time for Seeing Ourselves – Sunday, January 03, 1954

We sometimes shy away from words—especially words that have acquired unpleasant connotations; for example, we may speak quite comfortably of good resolutions, but perhaps not...

Unfinished Business – Sunday, December 27, 1953

This is the time of year when thoughts of unfinished business become acute, and when we are comfortable or uncomfortable according to the degree to...

So Different a Day – Sunday, December 20, 1953

There is a question concerning Christmas that keeps recurring: What is it that makes it so different a day?  Except for some very real and...