Talent Without Character March 2, 1958
Slamming Doors… August 17, 1958
If we were to title what follows in one phrase we could perhaps call it “Slamming doors.” But one things about slamming doors is this — that some of them don’t open again — or not...
Seeking and Accepting Counsel November 9, 1958
We have all seen youngsters and others also, listen reluctantly to last-minute instructions. “I know, I know,” impatiently they reply, maybe having half heard. They are confident they...
Safety--and the Full Living of Life… August 10, 1958
What follows is not a comment of the kind this hour generally suggests. But that which pertains to people, to their health and happiness, to the full and effective living of life, is a proper...
Repenting… Forgiving… Forgetting July 27, 1958
In moving through life we all tend to pick up some prejudices, some resentments, perhaps some sense of injury at times, some feelings that we have been offended. And sometimes we hug these hurts,...
Prescription for the Heavyhearted… September 28, 1958
Sometime we suffer the symptoms of disease we don’t have. And sometimes we suffer the symptoms of unhappiness simply from overemphasizing the negative side of situations. This is easy to do,...
On Relying on Laws and Locks September 7, 1958
It is wonderful to feel safe with someone– but after all considerations are taken into account and given their proper appraisal, we had just as well face this fact: that the only things we can count...
On Old Age November 16, 1958
As the years come and go, increasingly there is concern and consideration for old age. Youth and age endlessly have both come in for comment. In a sense, the comparisons and appraisals are somewhat...
On Leaving Friends and Family September 14, 1958
With the passing seasons, there come times of leave-taking. Many leave home, many young people particularly, for school, for work, for other opportunities. And leaving home-ties is always in some...
Old Age: The Harvest of the Years of Youth November 30, 1958
A subject so greatly significant as old age is not soon exhausted — and we would add at this hour some further thoughts on this theme: “We grow old naturally,” said one physician,...
Nothing That Has an End Is Long… December 28, 1958
It was recorded of a certain ancient king that he lived a hundred and twenty years, and that he reigned for eighty years — longer than most men live. And then the recorder of this chronology quickly...
Not Into Temptation… April 20, 1958
In a talk to young men and boys, a well-known athlete made this comment on a compelling question: What would we thank other people for later in life? We wouldn’t thank them for tempting us to...
Marriage--and the Simple Doing of Duty June 8, 1958
Duty isn’t a word that is always quite comfortable or convenient. But the free and easy making of marriages, and the free and easy undoing of them by divorce, suggest, for the sake of all...
Marriage--a Momentous Investment February 16, 1958
Marriage is among life’s most momentous investments, if not the most momentous—the investment of ourselves, of all that we are, of all the future, and the future of our families. And since...
Let the Years Unfold With Faith January 5, 1958
Often we wonder what unseen events are in the offing: Who of us will be here after a year from now? Who will leave this life; who will see sorrow and who will see success? How often we wish we could...
Intent--a Sure Test of Friendship… May 4, 1958
We have talked of friends and friendship and of the fact that no true friend would ever lead us into temptation, or to the making of memories that we would later be less than thankful for. With...
If We Miss the Spring… November 23, 1958
“The course of life is… run but in one way, and only once.”1 This was said of youth as it moves into old age, but it has its application in other ways also. People sometimes punish...
Home Is Those Who Are There February 23, 1958
There has been much written, sometimes realistically, and sometimes sentimentally, about what makes a home. There are of course the comforts and conveniences, and a sense of belonging in a familiar...
He Gave Me a Good Mother… June 15, 1958
A grateful daughter had this to say concerning her once famous father: “He transmitted to me a sound heredity on his own side, and he gave me a good mother.”1 And then she added:...
Good Men Ye Should Observe to Uphold March 16, 1958
As to the great need for matching talent and training with intelligence and integrity, we should like to say something of these and other attributes that would surely be essential in filling any...