You Can't Go Back October 17, 1948
Where Are You Going? June 6, 1948
There is an important question that parents repeatedly ask young people: “Where are you going?” And even though a youngster may become impatient, it is important that parents ask it, and...
When Death Comes May 30, 1948
In a letter to a friend, Thomas Jefferson once wrote: “There is a fulness of time when men should go.” This may be easy to understand when men have reached an age that is old and have...
What Will It Matter a Hundred Years From Now! July 25, 1948
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,...
Washington--and Power and Privilege February 22, 1948
George Washington is remembered for many things too numerous to mention, but among them is this: He was one of the men of history who declined to assume all the power that was proffered him. This is...
Trial and Error April 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...
The Search for Mysteries December 5, 1948
The Power of Moral Force October 24, 1948
The Myth of "Honor Among Thieves" September 12, 1948
The Making of a Man January 4, 1948
The Facts Behind the Face June 27, 1948
Often we wonder what makes men act the way they act and do the things they do. It is difficult to know what goes on inside another person. And because we don’t know, it is exceedingly easy to...
The Critical Years December 12, 1948
Tempting Temptation May 2, 1948
Few of us actually know our own strength until we are faced with situations that test us to the last limit. We often underestimate our power to endure hardships. And we sometimes overestimate our...
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...
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...
Some Questions on Personal Peace February 1, 1948
Sometimes we see people who seem to be “getting away” with violations of law, violations of conscience, violations of every code of right conduct. Often they seem to enjoy the fruits of...
Some Facts About Freedom July 4, 1948
When we have freedom, it may sometimes seem commonplace which it isn’t. And some among us may look over the fence and wonder if some other way of life might be more effective than freedom...
Retreat January 25, 1948
It has often happened that armies that have retreated have later come back to redeem the day. This pattern has its parallel in life. Often events don’t move “according to plan”at...