Music & the Spoken Word Library

Varieties of Freedom – Sunday, February 9, 1941

One of the most loosely discussed topics of the days is the question of freedom.  We hear a good deal about freedom – freedom of...

Concerning a Man’s Right to Live His Life as he Chooses – Sunday, February 2, 1941

Quite commonly heard among us is the person who loudly proclaims his right to live his life as he chooses, regardless of what anyone else...

Trial and Error – Sunday, January 26, 1941

One of the widely accepted methods by which we determine the truth or falsity of any theory, is that which we call “trial and error",...

While the Earth Remaineth – Sunday, January 19, 1941

When men are faced with the possibility of cataclysmic events - when-the accustomed pattern of our living seems threatened -- there is a tendency on...

Reaching for Other Men’s Goods – Sunday, January 12, 1941

There is a very old theme that comes to mind today - so old, indeed, that anyone who presumes to comment upon it, must risk...

Life – More Abundantly – Sunday, January 5, 1941

As we contemplate the new year, it would be interesting to know what men desire in their hearts that it should hold for them.  These...

Atonement – Sunday, December 29, 1940

If we were to measure the accomplishment of ultimate purposes in terms of the lifetime of any one man or any one generation, many things...

The World’s Oldest Contest – Sunday, December 22, 1940

As we look out upon Christmas 1940, we are reminded that the world's greatest cause has often seemed to be a lost cause - the...

What is Truth? – Sunday, December 15, 1940

One listener has written to suggest that we speak to the question: “What is Truth?"   Of course, a word, being, after all, merely a symbol...