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An Idea Whose Time Has Arrived – Sunday, November 26, 1944

A much-quoted thought, recorded by the pen of Victor Hugo, has come down the years for our pondering: "There is one thing stronger than all...

On Disregarding the Future – Sunday, November 19, 1944

All of us at times deplore mistakes we have made in the past and ask why we couldn't have known the future and thereby have...

On Knowing the Future – Sunday, November 12, 1944

Among the frequent and persistent questions concerning the future are these: "Why can't we know the future?" and "Why shouldn't we know the future?" There...

Foretelling Things to Come – Sunday, November 5, 1944

Men, it would seem, have in common an urgent desire to know more about the future—a desire which demonstrates itself in many ways, and for...

The Search for Mysteries – Sunday, October 29, 1944

One reason for progress is the fact that there are always living among us those who are never content with what they know or with...

Some Principles of Public Leadership – Sunday, October 22, 1944

No matter when men live, and no matter what kind of society they live in, they always find themselves with some kind of leadership in...

Evil is Where You Find It! – Sunday, October 15, 1944

The question of expediency frequently arises to plague us—the question as to whether or not, under pressure of circumstances, to accomplish seemingly desirable ends, we...

And the Glory of Children are Their Fathers – Sunday, October 8, 1944

"Children's children are the crown of old men; and the glory of children are their fathers." (Proverbs 17:6.) This, from Proverbs, suggests comment on a...

Private Preface to Public Conflict – Sunday, October 1, 1944

For quite some time now, the war has been, and still is, our greatest immediate worry. The world is waiting prayerfully, solemnly, hopefully, for any...