Music & the Spoken Word Library

“Do As I Say!” – Sunday, December 9, 1951

There are a few, if any of us, who are smart enough to convince our children that they should not do things that we make...

“Why Don’t They Do Something?” – Sunday, December 2, 1951

Sometimes we seem to look at life as if we were watching the progress of a play in which we have no part.  Sometimes we...

The Point of Departure – Sunday, November 25, 1951

When we find ourselves on a wrong road, our first reaction is to look back and think at what point we departed from the right...

On Taking Things for Granted – Sunday, November 18, 1951

There are times, perhaps, when all of us are moved by gratitude, and there are times when all of us could become careless about our...

On Another Armistice – Sunday, November 11, 1951

As we face the future from here, we are aware of some of the disappointments of the past.  We are aware, for example, that repeated...

It Isn’t My Turn – Sunday, November 4, 1951

In almost any circle or society, in almost any group or gathering, or among families or friends, there are almost always some who do their...

Self-Justification – Sunday, October 28, 1951

It is one thing to do wrong and another thing to justify wrongdoing.  It seems that there is almost nothing in which men cannot justify...

“Evils Have Their Life and Limits…” – Sunday, October 21, 1951

There is an almost limitless list of things to worry about—a list that may somehow seem to have grown longer lately.  Our problems sometimes seem...

Decisions – Sunday, October 14, 1951

During the course of every day, each of us is called upon to make many decisions.  Some of them are inconsequential, involving nothing more significant...