Music & the Spoken Word Library

Learning to Live With People – Sunday, March 07, 1948

Admittedly with all of us, there are some people in the world whom we like better than others. And if we were always to follow...

Present Problems and Important Principles – Sunday, February 29, 1948

To quote an expressive comment: "If you want to forget your other troubles, wear a pair of shoes that pinch." It would seem that we...

Washington—and the Use and Misuse of Power and Privilege – Sunday, February 22, 1948

George Washington is remembered for many things too numerous to mention, but among them is this: That he was one of the men of history...

Publicity and Public Acceptance – Sunday, February 15, 1948

Many men and many movements, many reputations and many public and private ventures are made and unmade by desirable or undesirable publicity. And since publicity...

Prayer and Self-Reliance* – Sunday, February 08, 1948

It is good to be self-reliant and to feel within ourselves the power to make our lives conform to the blueprints of our dreams and...

Evil, Justice, and Personal Peace – Sunday, February 01, 1948

Sometimes we see people who seem to be "getting away" with violations of law, violations of conscience, violations of every code of right conduct. Often,...

Retreat – Sunday, January 25, 1948

In the communiqués of the recent war we often read of armies retreating "according to plan." Of course we received such reports with some reservations,...

Popular Opinion – Sunday, January 18, 1948

Some time ago someone coined a popular phrase: "Fifty million Frenchmen can't be wrong". This is one way of saying that what many people think...

Children and Chance – Sunday, January 11, 1948

Almost everyone, it would seem, has his own ideas on the care and counsel of children. For some, the process does not mean much more...