Music & the Spoken Word Library

The Worst That Could Happen – Sunday, September 28, 1952

Perhaps few if any of us escape our days of depression and the feeling of being down and discouraged.  Fear and gnawing worry and depression...

Be Wary How Ye Judge – Sunday, September 21, 1952

As to the difficulties of arriving at justice and fair judgment, one philosopher observed: "We must remember that we have to make judges out of...

On Being At Our Best – Sunday, September 14, 1952

Perhaps most of us give way at times to actions and attitudes and utterances which we well know are below our best.  But whenever we...

The Importance of Principles – Sunday, September 7, 1952

Perhaps it would not be amiss again to remind ourselves that every man should have a set of sound principles to which he can turn...

Harboring Our Hurts – Sunday, August 31, 1952

No doubt the course of history has many times been altered because someone has had his feelings hurt.  There are some classic examples that suggest...

If men be good… – Sunday, August 24, 1952

William Penn is credited with the statement that "If men be good, government cannot be bad."' On first hearing, one may be inclined to challenge...

“When a mouse falls into a meal sack…” – Sunday, August 17, 1952

There is an old proverb that reads, "When a mouse falls into a meal sack, he thinks he is the miller himself"1—which suggests something of...

Inside Argument – Sunday, August 10, 1952

When we are supposed to be doing something we don't do, often we have to argue with ourselves inside.  A man has to give himself...

Young people—and Independence – Sunday, August 3, 1952

There are periods perhaps in the lives of most young people when they are impatient with counsel and precautions, when they wonder why they have...