The Shifting Beneath Our Feet June 7, 1942
“And Jesus made as though he would have gone further…But they constrained him, saying, Abide with us: for it is toward evening, and the day is far spent.”135 There comes a time in...
Another Answer to Cain June 21, 1942
Many centuries ago, Cain was questioned concerning the whereabouts of his brother, and replied defensively: “Am I my brother’s keeper?”18 To many these five words still mean what...
There Ought to Be a Law Against That! June 28, 1942
In protest of something we disapprove, we often hear the comment: “There ought to be a law against that!” As a matter of fact, somewhere or other in the world, there is a law against...
What Is Man? July 12, 1942
It has been many centuries since the Psalmist asked this ever-recurring question: “What is man, that thou art mindful of him?”1 Both before and since then, men have asked it of...
The Encircling Gloom July 19, 1942
“Lead, kindly light, amid the encircling gloom,” is a hymn we often hear. It is little to be wondered that men should yearn in their hearts for that guidance which would lead them...
Specifications of Happiness July 26, 1942
Perhaps it is a good time to remind ourselves again that mere things are not as important as is our attitude toward them. It is possible for people to put themselves in a frame of mind and many of...
Strange Company August 2, 1942
One of the things most evident in our shifting way of life is the severing of old ties, the abandonment of old associations, the uprooting from things to which we have been long attached. In the...
Children in Understanding August 16, 1942
In times of disappointment and disturbance, there are always those who would question the Creator, and there are also those who would rule Him out of existence. There are those who, in their...
Against the World September 13, 1942
In the scriptural account it was said of Ishmael, before he was born: “His hand will be against every man, and every man’s hand against him.” There are some people who remind us of...
More Light September 20, 1942
“We are learning more and more the high cost of discovering the truth about anything,” said a scholarly scientist. “Our subject matter is so complex,” he continued,...
Reaching for Other Men's Goods November 8, 1942
Men of Great Reputation December 27, 1942
The men who have made history are remembered for many different things. Some have performed heroic deeds of physical force. Some have led their followers to war. Some are remembered for their acts...
Testimony in Print January 31, 1943
It was a new day for our world when it became possible for the great truths of the universe and the lofty thoughts of men to be spread in print across the face of the earth, so that the thoughts of...
He Shall Not Be Afraid of Evil Tidings February 7, 1943
There is a phrase from the Psalms that describes a man who might well be the envy of all the world⎯a man of whom it could be said: “He shall not be afraid of evil tidings.” It is highly...
This Passing Time February 14, 1943
As we go about living our lives from day to day, from year to year, the passing of time is mechanically marked off by clocks and calendars. But time means much more than a mere mechanical measure....
Counsel to a Nation February 21, 1943
Why Was I Born! February 28, 1943
Those who are discouraged, and especially those who are both young and discouraged, are sometimes heard to ask why they were born. Many who have encountered disappointments from which they think for...
To Those Who Think They Were Born Too Late or Too Soon March 7, 1943
Under the tension of these days, there are those who wonder why it fell to their lot to live in this particular time⎯those who feel perhaps that if they could have chosen their time of life they...
The Fallacy of "Waiting Till They Grow Up" March 14, 1943
We sometimes hear of parents, and others responsible for the guidance of youth, who defer or indefinitely postpone the religious education of children. This attitude is often defended as being...
On Profanity April 4, 1943
Somehow it seems that the use of language which profanes the name of Deity has become a most flagrantly casual custom, until one may hear it sometimes in the most unexpected places and from the most...