Music & the Spoken Word Library

Follow Your Dream – September 26, 2010

In these troubled times, it’s reassuring to know that God is in His heaven, watching over His children. This promise is perhaps best expressed in...

An Inward Stillness – September 19, 2010

Noise seems to be a constant part of modern life. Everywhere we go, for much of the day, we hear clatter and clamor, jangle and...

Celebrate Others – September 12, 2010

Three mothers were sitting together at a school ballgame. Two of them were gushing about their children’s talents and latest achievements. One’s son had just...

Invictus – September 05, 2010

As a child in 19th-century England, William Ernest Henley suffered tuberculosis of the bone. Eventually the disease infected him so severely that doctors had to...

Sunrise to Sunset – August 29, 2010

At this very moment, somewhere across the earth, the sun is rising on a new day. And somewhere else, the sun is setting on a...

The Gift of Morning – August 22, 2010

I’ll tell you how the sun rose,—A ribbon at a time,” wrote poet Emily Dickinson.1 Like ribbons of beauty and wonder gently unfolding, each morning...

The Light of Home, the Smile of Friends – August 15, 2010

On a cold, threatening morning, February 11, 1861, Abraham Lincoln, president-elect of the United States of America, stood on the rear platform of a train...

Never Forget – August 08, 2010

A recurring theme of poets, prophets, and sages across the generations is that we must never forget the source of our blessings. Moses warned ancient...

Singing in the Rain – August 01, 2010

In 1952 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer released what is now considered one of the best musicals ever made, Singin’ in the Rain. This great love story is also...