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...
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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...
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...