Music & the Spoken Word Library

…men in the making – Sunday, March 15, 1953

As we see a new home, finished and landscaped and lovely, we may partly forget the process by which it was brought into being.  There...

Little Brass Nails – Sunday, March 08, 1953

Perhaps all of us pursue some things which, after we acquire them, seem somewhat shallow or shoddy or at least unessential.  And then we wonder...

A…Heart that doeth good like a Medicine – Sunday, March 01, 1953

We sometimes use formidable words to express simple ideas.  Consider, for example, the word psychosomatic.

Without Higher Help – Sunday, February 22, 1953

When we think of America's patriots of the past, there are two who almost unfailingly are mentioned, whom this month we hold in special remembrance. 

Why Leave it So Late – Sunday, February 15, 1953

On a certain journey not long ago, some travelers encountered one of those untamed onslaughts of the elements which man, despite all his previous preparations,...

Occasions for Confidence – Sunday, February 08, 1953

As concerning young people, parents are sometimes heard to say: "I don't know what more I can do.  I have given them everything anyone could...

Lost Intervals – Sunday, February 01, 1953

There are many circumstances and situations in which we may feel that we are marking time—or worse—wasting time.  There are times when we are waiting...

The Pursuit of Pleasant Pastimes – Sunday, January 25, 1953

Often, we complain about being busy, and certainly at times we are—too busy—sometimes at essential things and sometimes at non-essential things.  And because we are...

The Liability of Loose Threats – Sunday, January 18, 1953

Sometimes someone is heard to say what he will do to someone else—if—!  And in that "if" a threat is uttered or implied.