Testimony in Print   January 31, 1943

It was a new day for our world when it became possible for the great truths of the universe and the lofty thoughts of men to be spread in print across the face of the earth, so that the thoughts of...

He Shall Not Be Afraid of Evil Tidings   February 7, 1943

There is a phrase from the Psalms that describes a man who might well be the envy of all the world⎯a man of whom it could be said: “He shall not be afraid of evil tidings.” It is highly...

This Passing Time   February 14, 1943

As we go about living our lives from day to day, from year to year, the passing of time is mechanically marked off by clocks and calendars. But time means much more than a mere mechanical measure....

Counsel to a Nation   February 21, 1943

Why Was I Born!   February 28, 1943

Those who are discouraged, and especially those who are both young and discouraged, are sometimes heard to ask why they were born. Many who have encountered disappointments from which they think for...

To Those Who Think They Were Born Too Late or Too Soon   March 7, 1943

Under the tension of these days, there are those who wonder why it fell to their lot to live in this particular time⎯those who feel perhaps that if they could have chosen their time of life they...

The Fallacy of "Waiting Till They Grow Up"   March 14, 1943

We sometimes hear of parents, and others responsible for the guidance of youth, who defer or indefinitely postpone the religious education of children. This attitude is often defended as being...

On Profanity   April 4, 1943

Somehow it seems that the use of language which profanes the name of Deity has become a most flagrantly casual custom, until one may hear it sometimes in the most unexpected places and from the most...

Opposing Forces   May 2, 1943

The Myth of "Honor Among Thieves"   May 16, 1943

There is a familiar scene in the drama of human affairs that is played over and over again through the years⎯a scene that has often been known to move through a sequence something like this; a group...

The Banishment of Fear   May 23, 1943

Regrettably, one of the dominant factors in human relationships is fear. The lives of most men are beset by many fears; some, of course, much more than others. Going back to the chronicles of...

Johnny Did It!   July 18, 1943

There is a common practice that is perhaps as old as human nature—and almost as prevalent. When things go wrong, someone usually blames someone else. Perhaps every parent has had the experience of...

You Can't Go Back   August 8, 1943

Perhaps most of us at times cherish the thought that we would like to go back⎯back to try over⎯or back to enjoy once more the reality of some of our memories. But places long unseen often loom...

Concerning Humor   August 15, 1943

If you were suddenly to find yourself in a strange and unfamiliar place, and wanted to know whether you have arrived in a blessed land or in unhappy country, there are several tests that could be...

Of Human Jealousy   August 29, 1943

If we were to list the things that make men most miserable, we should surely have to place jealousy well toward the top. Jealousy has a prominent part in many, if not most, human heartaches, and it...

Teaching Life--and Living It   September 12, 1943

Because our children spend so much of their time within school walls, and derive so many of their fixed impressions and habits and attitudes from the hours and the days spent there, parents have...

Yesterday's Tomorrow   October 17, 1943

One of the distinguishing attributes of intelligence in men is the faculty of thinking and planning for the future. It is this that causes us to plant to that we may harvest⎯that gives us the wisdom...

If Men Be Good   October 24, 1943

William Penn is credited with the statement that “If men be good, government cannot be bad.”1 On first hearing, one may be inclined to challenge the idea altogether. Certainly there...

Counting on Character   October 31, 1943

There has long been a philosophy, too widely entertained, that a personal weakness could be offset by a legal device; for example, there have been those who have supposed that if a man weren’t...

Evil Is Where You Find It   November 14, 1943

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