For many people, humility is a message of the season. On Christmas, some like to recall from Philippians 2:8 that Jesus “humbled himself,” becoming “obedient to the point of death.” For some Jews like ...

As Rosh Hashanah — the Jewish New Year — approaches, Jewish people around the world will prepare to observe this significant occasion with prayers, repentance and gatherings. One of the most profound ...

In today’s world of boastful athletes, it seems that humility is a lost trait. But the 2006 Winter Olympics in particular offer a shining example for athletes and business leaders, alike. For 14 days ...

St. Augustine wrote that there were two kinds of love in the world: amor sui ad contemptum Dei et amor Dei ad contemptum sui — “love of self to the contempt of God and love of God to the contempt of ...

Throughout Christian history, interpretations of biblical scripture have deeply influenced doctrines that shape beliefs, ethical standards, and societal norms. Despite the insistence by many ...

“Tom, if you ever see a turtle on a fence post, you know he didn’t get there by himself.” I was reading by the pool at a Dallas hotel during the 1984 Republican National Convention, waiting to go to ...

Early in After Earth, Will Smith’s character, Cypher Raige, is trapped on a spaceship while his son Kitai (played by Smith’s real-life son, Jaden) heads into uninhabitable territory to save them. As ...

It is just about time for my yearly lesson in humility, and I am beginning to get nervous. Each academic year, at some point, I am forced to confront either my own humanity, or that of one of my ...