Music & the Spoken Word Library

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...

Concerning Differences in Men – Sunday, March 25, 1945

There is a commonplace but ever-startling observation to be made concerning men, and that is: how very much alike they are, and at the same...

Testimony in Print* – Sunday, March 18, 1945

It was a new day for our world when it became possible for the great truths of the universe and the lofty thoughts of men...

The Day of This Life – Sunday, March 11, 1945

The passing of time, measured off with monotonous mechanical devices, moves us through many strange patterns. Some of them we understand, and some of them...

He Shall Not be Afraid of Evil Tidings – Sunday, March 04, 1945

There is a phrase from the Psalms that describes a man who might well be the envy of all the world—a man of whom it...

The Fallacy of “Waiting Till They Grow Up” – Sunday, February 25, 1945

We sometimes hear of parents, and others responsible for the guidance of youth, who defer or indefinitely postpone the religious education of children. This attitude...