Music & the Spoken Word Library

On Acquiring a Reputation* – Sunday, January 16, 1949

Reputations are built on many factors—some of them seemingly unpredictable. Many men have become known for things for which they would never have chosen to...

Myself on My Hands – Sunday, January 09, 1949

"Are you surprised ... that after such long travel and so many changes of scene you have not been able to shake off the gloom...

Let There Be Light* – Sunday, January 02, 1949

From the time of their earliest understanding, we wisely assure our children that there is no reason to fear the dark. We tell them of...

Book Values and Real Values – Sunday, December 26, 1948

As we look back on a year, almost always we wonder where the time has gone, and almost always we wonder what we have done...

More Things in Heaven and Earth – Sunday, December 19, 1948

Behind the scenes of this time and season is this insistent thought: There must be much more than mere materialism to make life worth living....

The Critical Years* – Sunday, December 12, 1948

We hear many opinions as to what constitutes the most critical period of life. Of course, any answer to this question would depend upon what...

The Search for Mysteries* – December 05, 1948

One reason why progress is possible is that there are always living among us those who are never content with what they know or with...

Questions Beyond Answers* – Sunday, November 28, 1948

The questions of children are seemingly interminable, and every answer seems only to suggest another question. As children we ask "why?" to many things which...

In Every Thing Give Thanks – Sunday, November 21, 1948

It was Thomas Fuller who said, "You may believe anything that is good of a grateful man." We have no present way of knowing how...