As We Remember Mother May 11, 1952
There come before us the memories of mothers. Many mothers blessedly are with us, to whom we may turn our grateful attention, but many are unreachably far from us, and when they are gone, somehow we...
As We Want to Be Remembered April 27, 1952
As we remember our impressions of other people, we may well ask how we would want to be remembered. If we were posing for a portrait, we would likely take great pains to be at our best; and after...
Balance… March 16, 1952
We often hear of people defeated by adverse physical factors, of failures caused by cruel climates, of storms that take their toll, and of all manner of material obstacles that cause failures among...
Be Careful What You Look For February 17, 1952
It is true that we tend to find what we want to find. If it is trouble we are looking for, it is almost certain we shall find it. If we are looking for faults, we shall find faults. If it is flaws...
Be Wary How Ye Judge September 21, 1952
Closing Curtains and Commencements June 1, 1952
As each season closes to be followed by each successive season, we become aware that life is a series of scenes separated by closing curtains and commencements. Sometimes these commencements are...
Do We Know What We Want? January 6, 1952
Almost all of us could come closer to having what we want, if we were sure we knew what we wanted. Of course we know we want “happiness” and “peace” and...
Errors of Understanding January 27, 1952
Often we presume to know other men’s hearts and minds and motives, and to condemn and to condone. And no doubt we are often right in our appraisal of other people. But we cannot be certainly...
Excuses October 19, 1952
One of the obvious evidences of man’s ingenuity is the excuses he contrives to make. The variety and plausibility of our explanations to ourselves and others for our failures to perform...
Faith Is Not to Have a Perfect Knowledge November 30, 1952
We hear much concerning the need for faith – faith is the future, faith in God, faith in the unknown – but what is this faith that is so freely talked off Faith is that quality that enables men to...
Faith--Where Understanding Falters January 20, 1952
Frequently we speak of things we don’t understand⎯and they are infinitely innumerable: for life is a process of searching and seeking, with a little finding here and there and with much need...
From Here On… February 3, 1952
It seems that there are always some regrets in the living of life. No matter what decisions we make or fail to make, we are likely to wonder what would have happened if we had done differently; and...
From Lincoln's Life February 10, 1952
In the days and years before and immediately following the martyrdom of Abraham Lincoln, many earnest and eminent men expressed themselves concerning his qualifications and contributions to his...
Harboring Our Hurts August 31, 1952
No doubt the course of history has many times been altered because someone has had his feelings hurt. There are some classic examples that suggest themselves, one such at the siege of Troy with...
Hidden in Their Hearts July 27, 1952
Most of the men and women who move about us from day to day are carrying their share of trouble and disappointment and sorrow hidden within their hearts; and we, with unseeing eyes, often walk...
If Men Be Good August 24, 1952
Impatience With Imperfection October 26, 1952
Of Things Not Seen March 23, 1952
In a sense we should never be content with what we know. But neither should we be cynical about what we don’t know. With a little knowledge, there is always the danger of assuming that what we...
On Being at Our Best July 13, 1952
On Being Better… March 2, 1952
No doubt most of us are aware of things we should like to change in our lives, in the lives of others, and in the whole outlook of events; and often we are kept going by our faith and hope that...