Decisions   July 13, 1941

During the course of every day, each of us is called upon to make many decisions. Some of them are inconsequential, involving nothing more significant perhaps than a choice between two neckties. But...

The Way "Home"   July 20, 1941

The story is told of a young lad who had gone with an older companion to the prominence of a high hill that overlooked the valley of his home. The long effort upward had tired the boy, and he...

The Absolute Standard   September 14, 1941

How and by what authority is the basic moral standard fixed? Many answers have been given to this question. Some have contended that basic morality is determined by custom—but customs change and the...

Things Beyond Understanding   October 12, 1941

There is one characteristic that many of us have in common, and that is our unwillingness to believe what we do not understand. It requires a man of considerable faith to believe what he does not or...

Verbal Barrage   October 19, 1941

We frequently hear people complain of the inadequacy of words. The stammering student is often heard to say that he knows the answer but can’t express is. There are times of deep emotion in...

There Is No Victory Until the Final Victory   November 9, 1941

The gains and losses, the accomplishments and the failures, of each hour or of each day are not significant, except as they become part of far-reaching achievements and permanent victories. In...

Tolerance Without Compromise   November 23, 1941

To be tolerant of others it is not necessary to partake of their beliefs or of their manner of living. In fact, one may be tolerant of another and still vigorously oppose everything he represents,...

Intolerable Tolerance!   November 30, 1941

Sometimes we build such a strong case for the great virtue of tolerance that, in doing so, we fail to remember that tolerance, like all other great virtues, can be abused, at which point it ceases...

Faith Is Not to Have a Perfect Knowledge   December 14, 1941

We hear many these days urging the necessity for faith ⎯ faith in the future, faith in God, faith in the ultimate triumph of right, faith in the unknown ⎯ but what is this faith that is so freely...

The Timelessness of Happiness   January 4, 1942

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....

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...

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...

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 ⎯...

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...

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...

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...

Answer to Confusion   April 19, 1942

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...

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...