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When we talk of leadership, as when we talk of anything else in theology, we should let Scripture be mysterious.
When we talk of leadership, as when we talk of anything else in theology, we should let Scripture be mysterious.
Despite the pervasiveness of serious, somber Christianity, the heart of the gospel message is joy -- so laugh, says the Jesuit priest and author of a new book on religion and humor.
Is it any wonder that so many people find religious settings stultifying? It's time to recover joy, humor and laughter in Christian churches, says the Rev. James Martin.
Christ-shaped leadership is about developing a fundamentally Christian background in your institution or organization, so that Christian thought and practice are second nature.
Truthfulness isn’t the easiest character trait to acquire. Sometimes it feels like we’re hiding our true selves behind a name, title or office.
Christians should be attentive to the ways in which the character of our community is shaped by the imaginative spaces we inhabit, says the dean of Duke Divinity School.
The best responses to God’s leadership in moments of controversy are awe, wonder and praise.
We Christians have spiritual and theological reasons to celebrate finitude, our limited time and space, our inability to be and do everything we’d like to be and do.
Historically in our culture people turned to St. Augustine to read about a life well-lived. Then at some point Holden Caulfield became a more popular source of insight on life.
Whenever we worry about the church’s future, listen for a knock at the door.