What Is Man? July 12, 1942
It has been many centuries since the Psalmist asked this ever-recurring question: “What is man, that thou art mindful of him?”1 Both before and since then, men have asked it of...
There Ought to Be a Law Against That! June 28, 1942
In protest of something we disapprove, we often hear the comment: “There ought to be a law against that!” As a matter of fact, somewhere or other in the world, there is a law against...
The Timelessness of Happiness January 4, 1942
The Strategy of Truth March 8, 1942
There is an old word often used to describe the means by which men pursue their purposes. The word is “strategy.” We hear of the strategy of arriving at all manner of objectives ⎯...
The Shifting Beneath Our Feet June 7, 1942
“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.”135 There comes a time in...
The Encircling Gloom July 19, 1942
“Lead, kindly light, amid the encircling gloom,” is a hymn we often hear. It is little to be wondered that men should yearn in their hearts for that guidance which would lead them...
The Crowd January 25, 1942
There is a persistent trait of human nature that causes most of us to seek the company of others. We are essentially social beings. We need each other, for companionship, for comfort, for counsel....
Strange Company August 2, 1942
One of the things most evident in our shifting way of life is the severing of old ties, the abandonment of old associations, the uprooting from things to which we have been long attached. In the...
Specifications of Happiness July 26, 1942
Perhaps it is a good time to remind ourselves again that mere things are not as important as is our attitude toward them. It is possible for people to put themselves in a frame of mind and many of...
Reaching for Other Men's Goods November 8, 1942
More Light September 20, 1942
“We are learning more and more the high cost of discovering the truth about anything,” said a scholarly scientist. “Our subject matter is so complex,” he continued,...
Men of Great Reputation December 27, 1942
The men who have made history are remembered for many different things. Some have performed heroic deeds of physical force. Some have led their followers to war. Some are remembered for their acts...
Last Fling May 24, 1942
In times of uncertainty or of entering upon some new venture, there is a tendency on the part of altogether too many, especially those who are young and immature, to indulge in what has come to be...
It's a Man's World…? February 1, 1942
We sometimes hear the phrase spoken offhand, that “It’s a man’s world after all.” And there are still a good many men who believe it, and the practice of many centuries would...
It Is Later Than You Think! April 26, 1942
There is a common phrase of unforgettable implication just these six words”It is later than you think.” It is later than most of us think. Perhaps it is later than any of us think. The...
Immunity February 8, 1942
There is a persistent characteristic of humankind which causes many of us to imagine that we are somehow immune to those things which affect all other men. One of the best evidences of this feeling...
Confronting Ourselves With Ourselves March 22, 1942
There is a very old subject that has been distasteful to every generation, and which every generation has had to reckon with no matter how distasteful it was. It isn’t a popular subject in...
Children in Understanding August 16, 1942
In times of disappointment and disturbance, there are always those who would question the Creator, and there are also those who would rule Him out of existence. There are those who, in their...
But Men and Women Aren't Statistics! March 29, 1942
In the many complexities of our way of life, there sometimes seems to be a tendency to look upon the problems of other people as statistical rather than personal. Unless we guard ourselves against...
Beware of Weak Enemies---and Strong Ones! March 15, 1942
One of the strategists of our day has restated the axiom that it is hazardous either to underestimate or to overestimate an enemy. The soundness of this age-old truth is readily seen when we realize...