As America turns the page into the next 250 years, the greatest risk we face is not enemies abroad, but cynicism, ...

The desire for security is a fundamental human need. In today’s world, many people pursue higher education, stable employment and material comfort in the hope of ensuring peace of mind and a ...

Columnist Scott Clem writes, "Entire social and political movements — like we’re witnessing today — are built on fear, suspicion, and narratives divorced from reality. In our polarized society, this ...

Igor Grossmann receives funding from Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (Insight Grant 435-2014-0685), John Templeton Foundation (grant 62260), and Templeton World Charity ...

Many years ago we had staying with us a clergyman to whom I listened with close attention. One day he spoke of someone as “having the rare grace of humility.” I think he must have meant that this ...

Author argues love is the chief Christian virtue and humility follows closely. Piece shows humility encoded in creation, from cosmic scale to aging bodies. A grandfather and an aging cat illustrate ...

Our God is a God of surprises. From the Son of God being born a helpless infant raised by a carpenter and then dying to bring salvation, his ways are beyond human imagination. The humility of God is ...

I love paradoxes. I find them to be fascinating. Most typically, a paradox is a statement or situation that seems to contradict itself or defies logical reasoning yet may reveal an underlying truth.

The gentle will be blessed with inheriting the Earth; the merciful receive mercy; the peacemaker is called a son of God (Matthew 5:5-9). These states of being require humility — lowering one’s ...

Are we economic units, clever animals or eternal pilgrims? Our answer shapes not just our lives, but our eternal destiny. Willem van der Vliet, “A Scholar in His Study With Masks,” 1627 (photo: Willem ...

Picture the Monopoly Man. Is he wearing a top hat? How about a monocle? The first is true, but if you imagined the board game mascot with fancy eyewear, you have experienced a false memory. False ...