Last night at sundown, the annual Jewish holiday of Sukkot began. This seven-day celebration, known as both the Feast of Tabernacles and the Holiday of the Harvest, commemorates the exodus from Egypt ...

I made a new friend recently: Dr. Kari Konkola. He has a doctoral degree in history and has spent a long time examining what are called Confessors' Manuals, which are medieval Latin texts by Christian ...

Being a religious leader means wearing many different hats. At times, their congregations expect them to convey passionate confidence—to be models of faith and strength. But wise leadership also means ...

Rick Warren once said, “True humility is not thinking less of yourself; it is thinking of yourself less.” In leadership, it can be tempting to become enamored with status. However, it is crucial that ...

Pope Francis' final Easter message stressed the importance of religious freedom, freedom of thought and expression, and respect for differing viewpoints. The author contrasts the Pope's message with ...

What is the essential quality that moves a leader from merely mediocre to truly exceptional? The answer, according to science, probably isn’t what you expect. Forget confidence, decisiveness, or even ...

While any living system is always subject to change, it is when a system swings far from its normal state that its real livingness is tested. In the last year our living system — the world — has ...