Music & the Spoken Word Library

“…of things not seen” – Sunday, March 23, 1952

When a person has lost the desire to learn, it is something of a symptom that he has largely lost the capacity for progress.  In...

Balance – Sunday, March 16, 1952

We often hear of people defeated by adverse physical factors, of failures caused by cruel climates, of storms that take their toll, and of all...

‘Part-way’ People – Sunday, March 9, 1952

If we were to take an inventory of the things that people start and prematurely stop, it would no doubt add up to an appallingly...

On Being Better – Sunday, March 02, 1952

No doubt most of us are aware of things we should like to alter—in our own lives, in the lives of others, and in the...

Be Careful What You Look For – Sunday, February 17, 1952

It is true that we tend to find what we want to find.  If it is trouble, we are looking for, it is almost certain...

…from Lincoln’s Life – Sunday, February 10, 1952

In the days and years before and immediately following the martyrdom of Abraham Lincoln, many earnest and eminent men expressed themselves concerning his qualifications and...

From Here On… – Sunday, February 3, 1952

It seems that there are always some regrets in the living of life.  No matter what decisions we make or fail to make, we are...

Errors of Understanding – Sunday, January 27, 1952

Often, we presume to know other men's hearts and minds and motives, and to condemn and to condone.  And no doubt we are often right...

Faith—where understanding falters – Sunday, January 20, 1952

Frequently we speak of things we don't understand—and they are infinitely innumerable: for life is a process of searching and seeking, with a little finding...