Balance Needed

Look outward. You have been rightly taught Socrates' dictum that the unexamined life is not worth living. I would add: The too examined life is not worth ...

The Vulnerable Leader

The Christian leader of the future is called to be completely irrelevant and to stand in this world with nothing to offer but his or her vulnerable self. ...

Dr. Samuel Johnson's Prayer

Almighty God, merciful Father, whose providence is over all thy works, look down with pity upon the diseases of my body, and the perturbations of my mind. ...

Humble Wisdom

Wisdom is oftentimes nearer when we stoop than when we soar.

Pride Leads to Trouble

We Americans generally want to think of ourselves as good people. That, in many respects, is where the trouble begins.

Defects of Character

The Lord sometimes leaves in us some defects of character in order that we should learn humility. For without them we would immediately soar above the ...

Marriage Myth

Myth: If two people are in love, their differences are unimportant.

Reality: If differences are dismissed or evaded, each person's right to be different ...

Someone in Your Corner

I'll be sashaying along through life, feeling pretty cocky, when something will jolt me back into a sense of my neediness--my need for my husband. ...

Benefits of Marriage

In this age, when we run from reliance on others and celebrate our own (ultimately futile) autonomy, it's nice to sometimes say, "I'm sad. ...

Advice for a President

When Harry Truman was thrust into the presidency, by the death of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Sam Rayburn took him aside.

"From here on out, you're going ...