Music & the Spoken Word Library

The So-Called “Mass” of Humanity* – Sunday, May 23, 1948

Quite frequently we hear people who express themselves as wanting to do something for the great mass of mankind, perhaps for their further enlightenment, or...

Parents and Other People – Sunday, May 16, 1948

It is often easy to be pleasant when we have no responsibility. This is a profound fact that young people often overlook. Friends and strangers...

Living Into Loneliness – Sunday, May 09, 1948

It is difficult for those who are, young to understand the loneliness that comes when life changes from a time of preparation and performance to...

Into Temptation – Sunday, May 02, 1948

Few of us actually know our own strength until we, are faced with situations that test us, to the last limit. We often underestimate our...

Trial and Error – Sunday, April 25, 1948

One of the methods of determining the truth or falsity of any theory is by "trial and error"—which is to say, if you want to...

Doing What Others Do – Sunday, April 18, 1948

"He who imitates an evil example generally goes beyond it; he who imitates a good example generally falls short of it."1 These words from a...

Rebellion Against This Mad Rush – Sunday, April 11, 1948

Sometimes in the confusion with which we live, we find ourselves longing for quiet places. The intensity of everything we do leaves us breathless from...

A Little Learning – Sunday, April 04, 1948

It has often been observed that a little learning is a dangerous thing. But if a little learning is dangerous, surely a little ignorance is...

The Certainty that Rises Above Uncertainty* – Sunday, March 28, 1948

As our thoughts are turned again to the issues of Fife, and death, and immortality, we think of those whom we have cherished in life...