Music & the Spoken Word Library

Small, Quiet, Peaceful – Sunday, December 13, 2015

Very often, small things lead to great things. In fact, we could say that everything starts small. From a small idea comes an innovation or...

Let There Be Light – Sunday, December 6, 2015

This is the season of lights. The joy, the hope, and the sacred reverence we feel at this time of year all find their own...

When Christmas Comes-Sunday, November 29, 2015

Part of what makes Christmastime so delightful are simple carols like this one, an old nursery rhyme set to a traditional melody:Christmas is coming,The geese...

Prayer of Thanksgiving – Sunday, November 22, 2015- Thanksgiving Special

Some 400 years ago, the Netherlands suffered through a prolonged and bitter war with Spain as it sought religious and political independence. At last, celebrating...

Knowledge versus Wisdom – Sunday, November 15, 2015

We live in a day when more knowledge is literally at our fingertips than ever before. With the click of a button or the touch...

A Symbol of Freedom – Veterans Day Special – November 8, 2015

The eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month. That moment in 1918 marked the end of World War I and the beginning...

Courage to Endure – Sunday, November 1, 2015

Long-distance runner John Stephen Akhwari represented Tanzania in the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City with an unforgettable performance in the marathon. He did not...

Good Books – Sunday, October 25, 2015

For hundreds of years, men and women and even nations have been shaped by influential books. If it’s true that we are what we eat,...

The Still, Small Voice of Conscience – Sunday, October 22, 2017

About 45 years ago, the Watergate scandal led to the resignation of a United States president and shook the nation to its core. A young...