Trust Him to Run All Things Well   May 31, 1970

The swift passing of the seasons brings all of us times to think upon the length of life, as friends and loved ones come and leave, and as we ourselves face always such uncertainties. Not one of us...

Your Face   June 7, 1970

“God has given you one face,” said Shakespeare, “and you make yourselves another.”1 A face isn’t just features and skin⎯it’s a soul, a mind, a heart put into...

It Isn't Fair to Expect Perfection   June 14, 1970

We live in a world of imperfection, and certainly there are not perfect people. And one of the surest ways to break up a home, to break up a marriage, to break up a friendship, a business, or any...

For the Family Is Forever   June 21, 1970

“Lord, behold our family here assembled. We thank Thee for this place in which we dwell; for the love that united us; for the peace accorded us this day; for the hope with which we expect the...

When Is Youth? Who Is Youth?   June 28, 1970

So much is said concerning the problems of youth; the education, the attitudes, and actions; the rights and responsibilities; the privileges and possibilities of youth—from all of which come these...

Those Who Keep Things Going   July 5, 1970

A letter from a friend has turned our thoughts to a citation from a current source: “To me there is an aura of grandeur about the dull routine of maintenance…. It is easier to build than...

Endure…for Days of Happiness   July 19, 1970

There is a short sentence from Vergil that says: “Endure, and keep yourselves for days of happiness.”1 There are times when we feel that we can’t endure that we can’t face...

Home--the Healing Place of the Soul   July 26, 1970

There is a kind of domestic diplomacy that could make all the difference in how happy home is, and how happy we are⎯remembering, as a Greek saying said it: Home is “the healing place of the...

In This Strange Task of Living   August 2, 1970

“In their fear your forefathers gathered you too near together . . .”1 wrote Kahlil Gibran. If we live too far apart, life is lonely, but in quarters too close there is often...

This New Morality…   August 9, 1970

With some satire but more of soberness one observer had this to say: “It looks like this new morality is about the same as the old immorality.”1 We hear both loose and thoughtful talk...

Meanings Are in People, Not in Words   August 16, 1970

School Thy Feelings…   August 23, 1970

Much of life and of love, of home and of happiness, is less than it might be because of tensions and tempers, resentments and feelings of offense that separate loved ones, that keep people apart,...

Always Getting Ready to Live   August 30, 1970

There are two sentences from ancient sources that seem to emphasize the swift passing of the seasons: One is from Epicurus, who said: “The fool, with all his other faults, has this also: he is...

Let Them Decide for Themselves?   September 6, 1970

There is a phrase sometimes heard from parents and others pertaining to children and young people _ a phrase that says: “Let them decide for themselves.” As to religious, spiritual and...

Sulking on the Sidelines   September 13, 1970

Sometimes people withdraw themselves from friendship and fellowship because of feeling of offense. Sometimes they become aloof, and withhold themselves from service, because they feel someone has...

Debt…"a Tanglesome Net"   September 20, 1970

It has been long since Samuel Johnson said, “Do not accustom yourself to consider debt only as an inconvenience; or you will find it a calamity.”1 In a world that needs so much to search...

Unless They Practice What They Preach   September 27, 1970

To quote a very simple couplet from a current source: “Parents can tell, but never teach, unless they practice what they preach.”1 This doesn’t apply only to parents, but is true...

And Give Me Yesterday   October 4, 1970

Some three centuries ago Thomas Browne said: “There is another man within me that’s angry with me.”1 This is descriptive of the uneasiness of those who fail to find peace inside...

There Is Much Said That Isn't So   October 11, 1970

We live in a time of much talk, with opinions often expressed, sometimes without much substance, and rumors that swiftly circulate, because someone heard that someone said that something is so⎯and...

The Sum of Our Decisions   October 18, 1970

“No one can ask honestly or hope fully to be delivered from temptation,” said John Ruskin, “unless he has himself honestly and firmly determined to do the best he can to keep out...