Music & the Spoken Word Library

A Time to Every Purpose – Sunday, April 23, 1950

One of the wise men of the world once wrote: "To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under heaven: A...

Indelible Identity – Sunday, April 16, 1950

In fiction and in fairy tale a favorite plot is for the prince to move among his people in disguise. Such plots have a host...

The Reality of the Resurrection – Sunday, April 9, 1950

"And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when . . . his disciples came unto him: . . . he ......

Forgiving and Forgetting – Sunday, April 2, 1950

We often hear the phrase, "Forgive and forget." But how much is "forgetting" a part of "forgiving"? There is no one who does not sometime...

On Misusing a Reputation – Sunday, March 26, 1950

Some people acquire such reputations that others place implicit confidence in them. Well-known names, for example, are often accepted at face value—which fact sometimes leads...

On Pleasing People – Sunday, March 19, 1950

It was Montaigne who remarked that "A man had need of tough ears to hear himself freely judged." Regardless of how careful and conscientious a...

Alone – Sunday, March 12, 1950

We have heard on high authority that "It is not good that the man should be alone."1 But people at almost any age may sometimes...

Following Footsteps – Sunday, March 5, 1950

It is a commonplace occurrence, but sometimes startling nevertheless, how children grow up in the pattern of their parents—both in appearance and performance. It isn't...

Tomorrow—Always Tomorrow – Sunday, February 26, 1950

This week we are worried. This week we are crowded. This week we are frantically trying to do some of the things we have left...