Music & the Spoken Word Library

Of Remembrance – Sunday, May 27, 1945

We approach again another day of remembrance, not that the bereaved need to be reminded of those who have departed, but rather that a nation...

As Men Pray – Sunday, May 20, 1945

The needs of our lives are many—but they are perhaps not as many as we sometimes permit ourselves to suppose. Like the children we are,...

For This We Pray – Sunday, May 13, 1945

It is good that a nation this day should be called to prayer and thanksgiving. We have much yet to ask, and exceedingly much to...

A Lesson in Leadership – Sunday, May 06, 1945

Within the week we have had yet further evidence, if we needed any, of the unspeakable consequences that can come into the lives of those...

Peace and People – Sunday, April 29, 1945

It is time again to talk of peace—although it is not yet with us. When men have peace, often they use it carelessly and esteem...

Questions Beyond Answers – Sunday, April 22, 1945

The questions asked by children are seemingly interminable, as those who have attempted to answer them know full well. "Why this?" "Why that?" "Why everything?"—and...

On the Expectancy of Death – Sunday, April 15, 1945

The ever-present expectancy of death is never far removed from any of us—whether we realize it or not. None of us can avoid it. It...

Concerning Varieties of Ignorance – Sunday, April 08, 1945

In childhood we are excused for many mistakes on grounds of ignorance. But long after we cease to be children there are times when we...

Of Death—and of Life – Sunday, April 01, 1945

Death means many things to many people: To one who has been long weary in well doing, it may mean blessed release—the sweet sorrow of...