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What is Truth* – Sunday, August 18, 1946

There is an age-old question, the answer to which is earnestly important to all of us at all times: "What is truth?" There are those...

On Getting Along With People – Sunday, August 11, 1946

One of the most important things in this world is getting along with the people we have to live with. The question of peace itself...

The Band Wagon – Sunday, August 04,1946

There is a widespread philosophy which perhaps has always been more or less prevalent, but which sometimes seems to reach epidemic contagion. For want of...

Success is Never Final – Sunday, July 28, 1946

There is a challenging phrase to the effect that "success is never final." It is true that there are many who seem to be successful...

On Solving Our Own Problems – Sunday, July 21, 1946

This week in the valleys that fringe the Great American desert, we pause again to commemorate the lives and labors of the pioneer empire builders...

On Running Away from Life – Sunday, July 14, 1946

On this question of trying to run away from our troubles and from ourselves: We all, of course, have our share of burdens. Some seem...

On Moving and Changing – Sunday, July 07, 1946

We see before us these days a generation on the move. There is much of going back and forth, much of running to and fro—much...

On Understanding Freedom – Sunday, June 30, 1946

As days of patriotic observance come and go, there is much said about freedom. Like all other principles with which men are concerned, freedom in...

On Waiting for Ideal Conditions – Sunday, June 23, 1946

It is universally true that we intend doing many things we never get around to doing. There may be many reasons for this. Sometimes we...