The Shifting Beneath Our Feet December 30, 1951
“And Jesus made as though he would have gone further…But they constrained him, saying, Abide with us; for it is toward evening, and the day is far spent.” There comes a time in the life...
The Greatest News--and the Greatest Gift December 23, 1951
Some wise and well-informed men concluded, on questioning, that the greatest news story in the world would be for someone who had died to return from the realm of death, someone who could testify of...
On Edge December 16, 1951
Altogether too many of us our living on edge. The symptoms of the pressure and impatience are all around us. And as parents perhaps we often lose our tempers and jump at our children and say things...
Do as I Say! December 9, 1951
Why Don't They Do Something? December 2, 1951
Sometimes we seem to look at life as if we were watching the progress of a play in which we have no part. Sometimes we see to be detached and to act as if we had no responsibility toward anything...
The Point of Departure November 25, 1951
When we find ourselves on a wrong road, our first reaction is to look back and think at what point we departed from the right road. But sometimes we may have gone a long way before we are fully...
On Another Armistice November 11, 1951
As we face the future from here, we are aware of some of the disappointments of the past. We are aware, for example, that repeated declarations of peace have not as yet proved to be permanent. We...
It Isn't My Turn November 4, 1951
In almost any circle or society, in almost any group or gathering, or among families or friends, there are almost always some who do their share or more, and some who seem to be afraid that they...
Self-Justification October 28, 1951
It seems that there is almost nothing in which men cannot justify themselves in their own eyes, if they set about to do so. The embezzler, for example, seldom steals money in his own mind or...
The Evils Have Their Life, Their Li October 21, 1951
There is an almost limitless list of things to worry about⎯a list that may seem to have grown longer lately. Our problems sometimes seem to have multiplied, and also our perplexities. But perhaps...
Decisions October 14, 1951
Every hour, every day, each of us is called upon to make many decisions. Some of them may involve nothing more than a choice between two neckties. But some of them are far-reaching and fundamental,...
How Fine the Line October 7, 1951
It is a dramatic and terrifying fact that a man can do a thing right a thousand times, and then when he does it wrong just once, tragedy comes. Except for some very narrow escapes, perhaps any of us...
A False Type of Tolerance September 30, 1951
Continually there comes before us the question of tolerance. Men, after all, are individuals, and we should find ourselves in hopeless friction without sincere tolerance to allow the give and take...
Setting Aside the Seed September 16, 1951
The question of saving and conserving is always a matter for serious consideration. The basic virtue of thrift for the future has been taught from time immemorial, and the wisdom of it has been...
The Question of Quitting… September 9, 1951
Besides the more or less “normal” reasons for restlessness, we are all well aware that there come at times additional causes of uncertainty and indecision that confront young people. Of...
And the Scales Will Be Balanced August 26, 1951
On this question again of people who seem to receive more or less from life than they deserve: We sometimes see honest and able men who seem unsuccessful, and we see unscrupulous and unethical men...
And We Shall Understand August 19, 1951
Perhaps we are all aware, and somewhat troubled at times, at the seeming injustices and unexplained adversities and unanswered questions of life. Our questioning may be caused by someone who has...
The Question of Divorce August 5, 1951
The Way "Home" July 29, 1951
The Real Thing July 22, 1951
Occasionally we see pictures of stars with their stand-ins. To the camera they may look remarkably alike, and no doubt they have many qualities in common. But the one is the “real thing”...