Yesterday's Tomorrow January 21, 1945
To Those Who Think They Were Born Too Late or Too Soon January 28, 1945
We are most likely, of course, to see the problems of our own particular time—and there are always those who wonder why if fell to their lot to live in this particular time—those who feel that they...
The Critical Years February 11, 1945
We hear many opinions concerning the most critical period of life. Of course any answer to this question would depend upon what particular kind of crisis we have in mind. For some things, especially...
The Fallacy of "Waiting Till They Grow Up" February 25, 1945
We sometimes hear of parents and others who are responsible for the guidance of youth, who postpone the spiritual and moral instruction of children. This attitude is sometimes defended as being...
He Shall Not Be Afraid of Evil Tidings March 4, 1945
This Passing Time March 11, 1945
Testimony in Print March 18, 1945
Concerning Differences in Men March 25, 1945
There is a commonplace but ever-startling observation to be made concerning men, and that is: how very much alike they are, and yet how very different. Those reared in the same home at the same time...
Concerning Varieties of Ignorance April 8, 1945
As children we are excused from many mistakes because of our ignorance. And often later in life we would like to claim the same immunity—which brings us again before this question: When is ignorance...
Questions Beyond Answers April 22, 1945
The questions asked by children are seemingly in terminable, as those who have attempted to answer them know: “Why this?” “Why that?” “Why everything?”—and every...
Peace and People April 29, 1945
When men have peace, they often use it carelessly and esteem it lightly. But when it has gone from us we come to know how blessed we were when we had it, and we yearn for it, in anguish and in...
Between Man and His Maker May 13, 1945
To pray does not mean the same thing to all men. There are those to whom prayer is but a formality—an established custom, and accepted pattern to speak and to hear on set occasions. There are those...
As Men Pray May 20, 1945
The Needs of our lives are many—but they are perhaps not so many as we sometimes permit ourselves to suppose. Like the children we are, we are often inclined to pray for things think are essential...
Of Remembrance May 27, 1945
There are many kinds of remembrance, some of which are superficial and some of which are very real. There is a kind of remembrance that confines itself to formal occasions, that is ceremoniously...
On Profanity June 3, 1945
Legal Evil? June 10, 1945
An ancient prophet, reputed for much wisdom, observed with some seeming discouragement: “…of making many books there is no end.”14 We would paraphrase the utterance with equal truth and...
The Question of Marriage June 17, 1945
Those who are young look expectantly to the unfolding of the years, to cherished companionship, to the making of homes, to the rearing of families. They have a right to their dreams. They have a...
On Remaining Unchanged June 24, 1945
Young people leaving home for new experiences, new activities, are often given to assuring those they leave behind that they will remain unchanged—unchanged in their thoughts, in their feelings, in...
Security July 1, 1945
Security is a blessing greatly to be desired, and few men there are who do not earnestly wish for it. Indeed, our search for economic security is the reason for which we do much that we do. It is...
On Becoming Self-Reliant July 8, 1945
We live in the paradoxical situation of having more people concerned about other people’s problems than ever before, and the more concern, seemingly the more also are the problems. The...