Music & the Spoken Word Library

Judgement-every hour, every instant – August 09, 1953

Sometimes judgment (in the sense of retribution and reward) is thought to be something rather remote—something to be ultimately arrived at but not necessarily now—something...

The Constancy of Compensation – Sunday, August 02, 1953

May we look again at this question of compensation: Sometimes it may seem that rewards are long delayed.  Sometimes it may seem that those who...

The Question of Compensation – Sunday, July 26, 1953

Since Emerson wrote his essay on compensation, it has been difficult to say anything new on the subject. 

On Coming Close… – Sunday, July 19, 1953

We remember as youngsters that there was much magic in a magnet—and carefully we would push nails toward it, or other objects of iron, to...

To Begin Again – Sunday, July 12, 1953

Sometimes we hear someone say, "I wish I could begin again; I wish I could live life over with what I know now."  It is...

Freedom Under God… – Sunday, July 05, 1953

There are many theories of government, many political persuasions, many systems of social orders, many philosophies and speculations as to the place and importance of...

Before We Learn to Live – Sunday, June 28, 1953

Sometimes we well may wonder why we have to live so long before we learn to live.  There are many things we might wish we...

Fathers – and the Passing Summers and Seasons – Sunday, June 25, 1953

The role of fathers seems traditionally to have been somewhat less associated with outward evidence of affection than some other roles have been.  As between...

The Making of a Marriage – Sunday, June 14, 1953

This month of many marriages suggests some thoughts concerning those who are beginning together.  Songs of spring and love and of undying devotion are good...