Music & the Spoken Word Library

On Being Sure About Things We Don’t Know – Sunday, May 04, 1941

One of the most startling things about humanity is that quality which permits us to be so sure about things we don’t know—which permits us...

A Man Left Unto Himself – Sunday, April 27, 1941

In the strategy of modern warfare, one of the first objectives is to destroy the enemy lines of communication.  An army may be well-equipped and...

Following the Crowd – Sunday, April 20, 1941

An appeal from the other of a young and impressionable son suggests comment on an old and well-worn subject.  Briefly and tritely stated, we have...

The Certainty that Rises Above Uncertainty” – Sunday, April 13, 1941

The coming of another Easter stirs our thoughts anew to the issues of life, death and immortality.  We think much at this season of those...

No Charmed Immunity – Sunday, April 06, 1941

Ofttimes, in the face of some eventuality that has overtaken us, we find ourselves saying regretfully:  “If I had only known, I would have done...

The Making of a Man – Sunday, March 30, 1941

The fact that we aspire to things which for the moment are out of reach, is one of the factors which makes possible the everlasting...

A Child Left to Himself – Sunday, March 23, 1941

The young people of our day receive much attention.  Their opinions and their activities occupy a goodly share of front-page space.  Their needs and their...

What it Means to Believe” – Sunday, March 16, 1941

Sometimes in our use of word we allow them to acquire means which once they did not have.  For example, we have come to look...

Tomorrow and Tomorrow – Sunday, March 09, 1941

We have lived to see the day when the best-laid plans of men have fallen short of fulfillment.  Hopes and dreams and cherished ambitions have...