Music & the Spoken Word Library

A Little Learning – Sunday, June 07, 1953

It has often been observed that a little learning is a dangerous thing.  And if a little learning is dangerous, surely a little ignorance is...

Work and Faith – and Friction – Sunday, May 31, 1953

On this question again of the frictions of life that wear us away: There are situations and circumstances that would prematurely wear us all away...

Work – a Lengthener of Life – Sunday, May 24, 1953

To be able to close each day with a sense of accomplishment is one of the greatest blessings and precious privileges of life, one that...

The Time of Your Life! – Sunday, May 17, 1953

As young people face the future no doubt there are some who suppose (and some who sometimes say) that they would rather have been born...

Nothing new about mothers … – Sunday, May 10, 1953

One might search and ponder long without finding anything new to say concerning mothers.  But need there be anything new?  To say that there is...

Balance – and Bias – Sunday, May 03, 1953

On this question again of balance: Almost anyone, if he will let himself, can bring himself to seeing only one side of a subject—the side...

A Wholeness of Life – Sunday, April 26, 1953

The Tower of Pisa has been famous for centuries because it has stood so long while leaning some sixteen feet off center.  In this it...

Some Ingredients of Happiness – Sunday, April 19, 1953

Sometimes we suffer the symptoms of diseases we don't have.  And sometimes we suffer the symptoms of unhappiness for insufficient reasons.  Often unhappiness comes from...

Priority on Our Timetable – Sunday, April 12, 1953

In making decisions or in meeting emergencies, it is sometimes significant to see what a man is most concerned to save.  In case of fire,...