On Appraising People – Sunday, April 14, 1946
Consciously or otherwise, we tend to appraise and to classify everyone we see or meet or casually observe. We like their appearance or we do...
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The Duty to Warn and the Power to Save – Sunday, April 07, 1946
It is not uncommon to hear an impatient parent deliver an ultimatum to a willful child, perhaps with the familiar threat: "That's the last time...
Antidote to Fear – Sunday, March 31, 1946
The news that breaks upon us these days would unsettle the lives of all of us if we would let it. We are daily exposed...
The Power to Endure – Sunday, March 24, 1946
We often look upon the troubles of others and wonder how they endure them. We see those who have been suddenly stricken by sorrow, by...
Parents, Children, and Authority – Sunday, March 17, 1946
It is not uncommon to hear parents complain of an ever-diminishing influence with their children. The problem is not peculiar to our time—although it may...
On Protection – Sunday, March 10, 1946
There are some words that take on cherished meaning for us, some words the very sound of which is sweet to recall—so much so, that...
A Flattering Mouth Worketh Ruin – Sunday, March 03, 1946
To see and to say sincerely complimentary things about others is a gracious custom that does much to make life livable. But, as always, along...
On Immunity from the Troubles of Others – Sunday, February 24, 1946
One of the rare gifts among men is the gift of imagining ourselves in the place of others—and acting accordingly. We are so very much...
Discipline for Living – Sunday, February 17, 1946
None of us can count with certainty on any prolonged period of tranquility. When things seem to be going about as we would have them...