The Closing of the Calendar – Sunday, December 28, 1952
So soon the cycle has once more swiftly turned itself, and suddenly we have come again to the closing of the calendar. It seems only...
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For ‘God saw that it was good’ – Sunday, December 21, 1952
In commenting on this Christmas, may we pass for a moment the usual texts that we might turn to, and take one from far back,...
The Edge of Anguish – Sunday, December 14, 1952
In any loss or injury or illness or accident, the first sharpness of pain, the first fear, the first disappointment, the first sense of sorrow,...
The Problem of Disciplining People – Sunday, December 7, 1952
There is an always urgent field for thought in the problem of disciplining people. Parents, and others, may frequently find themselves searching and praying and...
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...