The Critical Years December 12, 1948
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...
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,...
Let There Be Light! January 2, 1949
The Question of Running Away January 9, 1949
Are you surprised…that after such long travel and so many changes of scene you have not been able to shake off the gloom and heaviness of your mind? You need a change of soul rather than a...
On Acquiring a Reputation January 16, 1949
On Being Sure About Things We Don't Know January 23, 1949
One of the startling qualities of humankind is the quality that sometimes permits us to be so sure about things we don’t know – to be so utterly positive in our opinions, and yet so wrong....
Other People's Opinions January 30, 1949
On Facing Life as It Is February 6, 1949
So Take Your Choice February 13, 1949
With a limited amount of money, we can’t buy everything. With a limited amount of life, we can’t be everything. Much as we may wish it were otherwise, whenever we decide to do one thing,...
A Step at a Time February 20, 1949
Most men resist sudden change. But there are ways in which tremendous changes can come, almost without our being aware of it. By small steps we may arrive at the same destination, which if we had...
The Record February 27, 1949
Discipline for Living March 27, 1949
The Pursuit of Happiness April 3, 1949
There are some fine distinctions to be found in the now immortal phrase, “Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.” Life is an eternal fact; liberty, and inalienable right. But with...
Impatience With Imperfection April 10, 1949
Sometimes when we see what others have done, we wonder why they didn’t do better. We often wonder why past generations didn’t do things differently. When some new improvement comes...
You Can't "Save" Time April 24, 1949
One of the relentless things about life is that it is passing. Time spends itself no matter what we do with it. It moves at its own pace, and we can’t “save” any part of it. The...
On Waiting for Ideal Conditions May 1, 1949
On Sparing the Children and Others May 8, 1949
It's Being Done May 15, 1949
Sometimes when we are asked why we do something, we have no better answer to offer than the fact that “It’s being done.” But there ought to be a better reason for doing something...
The Worst That Could Happen May 22, 1949
For our present purpose, suppose we presume that the worst we fear were actually going to happen. Suppose that civilization were surely doomed. Suppose that all men and all moral and material values...