Music & the Spoken Word Library

The Question of Divorce – Sunday, August 5, 1951

There is a problem perennially before us, acute and increasing.  No matter how widely differing may be the laws and leanings toward divorce, we must...

The Way ‘Home’ – Sunday, July 29, 1951

There is a tale told of a lad who had hiked to the eminence of a high hill in the company of a companion.  The...

The ‘Real Thing’ – Sunday, July 22, 1951

Occasionally we see pictures of stars with their stand-ins.  To the camera they may look remarkably alike.  And no doubt they have many qualities in...

Kingdom for a Horse – Sunday, July 15, 1951

The line that Shakespeare had Richard III say, "My kingdom for a horse," has far-reaching implications in the pattern of human behavior.  When a man...

“I Won’t Count This Time…” – Sunday, July 8, 1951

"Rip Van Winkle, in Jefferson's Play, excuses himself for every fresh dereliction by saying, 'I won't count this time!' Well, he may not count it;...

Our Legacy of Liberty – Sunday, July 1, 1951

A century and some seventy-five years ago, fifty-six Americans signed what has since become a symbol of our legacy of liberty: the Declaration of Independence. ...

The Spirit and the Letter of the Law – Sunday, June 24, 1951

Since Paul the Apostle wrote of it—since then and long before—the spirit and the letter of the law have long come in for comment.  Certainly,...

Trials of Our Teens – Sunday, June 17, 1951

We well remember those years—the years when we had definitely passed our childhood but had not yet quite definitely "arrived" as adults.  Our problems, which...

Settlement Before Sundown – Sunday, June 10, 1951

Have you ever walked out of your way, to avoid speaking to someone?  If you have, no doubt you remember that you weren't quite comfortable. ...