Music & the Spoken Word Library

If Ye have Found Faith – Sunday, November 30, 1952

We often hear of the quality of faith—faith in God, faith as an antidote to fear, faith for a future that cannot be foreseen, faith...

For What We Have… – Sunday, November 23, 1952

It has sometimes been suggested that to make us fully thankful, everything we have should be taken from us, and then one at a time,...

The Agony of Indecision – Sunday, November 16, 1952

There are two things in life of exceeding importance: One is to decide, and the other is to decide rightly.  To be torn between two...

‘Telling’ the Truth – Sunday, November 9, 1952

There is a sentence from one of the writings of Samuel Taylor Coleridge that suggests a deeply significant subject: "Veracity," be said, "does not consist...

“A Land For Which Ye Did Not Labour” – Sunday, November 2, 1952

In the history of ancient Israel there are some sobering sentences from Joshua for the solemn consideration of his people and for us also: "And...

Impatience with Imperfection – Sunday, October 26, 1952

It sometimes seems that we live much of our lives by trial and error. (And, parenthetically, may we observe in passing, when our errors are...

Excuses – Sunday, October 19, 1952

One of the most obvious evidence of man's ingenuity is the excuses he contrives to make.  The variety and plausibility of our explanations to ourselves...

Fear and False Security – Sunday, October 12, 1952

There are two extremes of attitude in which a man may find himself and which have always proved to be perilous.  One is an overpowering...

The Long Look – Sunday, October 5, 1952

There seems to be little evidence that the Creator of the universe was ever in a hurry.  Everywhere, on this bounteous and beautiful earth, and...