John McCain on Courage

Courage is like a muscle. The more we exercise it, the stronger it gets. I sometimes worry that our collective courage is growing weaker from disuse. ...

Billy Graham on Courage

Courage is contagious. When a brave man takes a stand, the spines of others are stiffened. —Billy Graham

Augustine on Wolves within the Church

There are many sheep without, many wolves within.

"Band of Brothers": Leadership

The highly regarded HBO miniseries Band of Brothers follows a company of U.S. paratroopers through their preparation for and experience of invading Europe ...

Football Games Mirror the Church

Bud Wilkinson, the legendary coach of the University of Oklahoma football team from 1947 to 1963, once described his game as "50,000 people who desperately ...

Bono Discusses the Church

In an interview with a long-time friend, international pop superstar Bono, of the hit band U2, responded to the sometimes-stained reputation of the church ...

USC President Shares Leadership Lesson

Steve Sample is the president of the University of Southern California. In his book, The Contrarian's Guide to Leadership, Sample shares a leadership ...

What Makes a Good Leader?

What makes a good leader? That question was asked by the Army War College in a study of highly regarded major generals in Iraq. Subordinates rated the ...

Bus Hijacker Is a Successful Failure

A 19-year-old man, desperate to get to Tokyo’s Haneda Airport, hopped a bus and demanded the driver take him there.

Some say the man was drunk, others ...

John Stott: "Truth Builds the Church"

The most important gift today, measured by Paul's principle that we should excel in those that build up the church, is teaching. Nothing builds up ...