What Have We Done With It? December 26, 1948
As we look back on a year, almost always we wonder where the time has gone; almost always we wonder what we have done with it. Sometimes we may feel that we have done something really worth while,...
Of Things in Heaven and Earth December 19, 1948
Behind the scenes of this time and season is this insistent thought: There must be much more than mere materialism to make life worth living. What this world needs beyond all these material marvels...
The Critical Years December 12, 1948
The Search for Mysteries December 5, 1948
Questions Beyond Answers November 28, 1948
In Every Thing Give Thanks November 21, 1948
It was Thomas Fuller who said, “You may believe anything that is good of a grateful man.” We have no present way of knowing how prevalent is the family practice these days of offering...
On Beginning Where We Are November 14, 1948
Subtle Substitutes October 31, 1948
When someone sets out to deceive someone else, he is more likely to be successful if he deceives with similarities rather than with obvious differences. If falsehood were not sometimes so subtly...
The Power of Moral Force October 24, 1948
You Can't Go Back October 17, 1948
How Much May We Expect of Men? October 10, 1948
In our efforts to find a solution for our perplexing problems, we sometimes appoint people to various positions, give them credentials, and send them off to their assignments, earnestly hoping that,...
Exit! October 3, 1948
People who write plays often pull themselves out of predicaments by the use of “exit lines.” With a good exit line an actor can extricate himself from the most difficult dilemmas. But...
On Setting the World in Order September 26, 1948
The Myth of "Honor Among Thieves" September 12, 1948
Taking the Place of Other People August 29, 1948
When someone has succeeded someone else in some place or position, people sometimes make it unreasonably difficult by expecting him to do just as his predecessor has done. We may in a measure...
If All Men Were Honorable August 22, 1948
It is sometimes said that the world would be a peaceful place except for the confusion caused by humankind. To a great degree this is no doubt true. While there is still violence in nature, we have...
People Aren't Perfect August 8, 1948
What is ours, we are disposed to defend even our own faults. We sometimes seem to feel about our faults somewhat as we feel about our children. We may defend them against all outside criticism, and...
Remember the Sabbath Day August 1, 1948
When the Lord God gave the Ten Commandments to Moses, “Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy” was considered of sufficient importance to be numbered as one among the ten. And surely...
What Will It Matter a Hundred Years From Now! July 25, 1948
Things Beyond Understanding July 18, 1948
There is a quality that many of us have in common, and that is our unwillingness to believe what we don’t understand. It requires a man of faith to believe what he does not or cannot...