Why Should We Work?   September 11, 1955

There is a tendency in most of us at times not to do anything that is difficult to do, not to perform any unpleasant service, engage in any inconvenient activity. The tendency is often more apparent...

Why Not Now?   January 5, 1964

“Build thee more stately mansions, O my soul, As the swift seasons roll!” This is more than a line of finely phrased poetry. It suggests we must not be indifferent, or resigned, or...

Why Leave It So Late?   February 15, 1953

On a certain journey not long ago some travelers encountered one of those untamed onslaughts of the elements which man, despite all his previous preparations, is never quite prepared for. It became...

Why Don't They Do Something?   December 2, 1951

Sometimes we seem to look at life as if we were watching the progress of a play in which we have no part. Sometimes we see to be detached and to act as if we had no responsibility toward anything...

Why Carry the Load Longer?   November 15, 1964

“The great thing is this world,” said Oliver Wendell Holmes, “is not so much where we are, but in what direction we are moving.” This suggests the importance of doing, of...

Why and Wherefore in All Things   January 29, 1967

“How certain the future is,” Walt Whitman said. And he said it not as a question, but as a fact. Often we fear the future, as we consider uncertainty. But basically there are many...

Whoso Neglects Learning in His Youth…   February 15, 1959

In some thoughtful lines on life, Samuel Johnson said: “Reflect that life, life every other blessing, derives its value from its use alone.”1 Last week we spoke somewhat of the uses of...

Whom Can They Follow?   May 3, 1964

There is always the question of the influence of our example on others: the example of parents on children, of teachers on youth; the example and influence of all whom young people look to for...

Who Teaches Early…   June 21, 1959

“Every man must or other be trusted to himself.” Pursuing further this thought and theme, we would share some observations as to fathers and sons, as to parents an children, and the...

Who Knows How Long He Has?   October 4, 1964

Repentance is one of the most important principles that God has given, and the fact that He gave it is evidence that He knew we would need it, and that He will accept it—when it is sincere. He will...

Who Is Man That He Should Forget…?   February 18, 1968

No matter how fast and far we may have moved, no matter how much we may have done or made, there are always unanswered questions⎯searching: for purpose, for meaning, for assurance. And always there...

Who Have Not Patience…   February 13, 1966

Times of personal trouble are times of self-searching and often bring out the inner qualities of character. Those who attend sick or sorrowing or deeply disappointed people, often see the qualities...

Who Does His "Fair Share"?   May 6, 1956

There is a sentence from an unidentified author which says in substance: “There is no limit to the good a man can do, if he doesn’t care who gets the credit.” But sometimes the...

While You Are Making Other Plans   January 19, 1969

Somewhere we have read a sentence which says “Life is what happens to you while you are making other plans.”1 We are all subject to unexpected events. We all need each other. No man ever...

While the Earth Remaineth   January 19, 1941

A person who is not sure there is going to be any tomorrow often does not trouble himself to plan for tomorrow. He who has doubts concerning the continuance of life as he now knows it, finds some...

While the Earth Remaineth   May 27, 1951

Where Is Mother?   May 13, 1956

Two thoughts come sharply through two questions really, almost always asked by children, young or old, when they come home from anywhere at any hour: “Is mother home?” “Where is...

Where Else but Home?   April 25, 1965

“Every home is perforce a good or bad educational center,” wrote Ida Tarbell. “It does its work in spite of every effort to shrink or supplement it. No teacher can entirely undo...

Where Are Your Children?   May 3, 1970

What might be our thoughts and feelings if we should find ourselves face to face with the Lord and Master of mankind? Suppose His steady eyes were upon us at this moment⎯and that we would know that...

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...