Being a religious leader means wearing many different hats. At times, their congregations expect them to convey passionate confidence – to be models of faith and strength. But wise leadership also ...

Leaders who value humility are the ones other people want to follow. This was a lesson I observed while listening to Denes Kemény, president and head coach of the Hungarian national water polo team, ...

We have been studying 1 Peter at my church on Sunday mornings. This week's text is 1 Peter 5:6 which reads, "Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he ...

The best thing I’ve read over the course of the last month was St. Benedict’s "12-Step Guide to Humility." This may seem like strange reading material for a college senior preoccupied with getting ...

The classical devotional text of the 14th century by Thomas a Kempis advises readers to be clear that there is much they don’t know and to admit their ignorance. He writes that “our opinions, our ...

Love is a short word with many characteristics and meanings. It is often defined as patient, kind, not envious and it doesn’t keep record of right or wrong. Out of all the varying attributes of love, ...

I came of age during the 1980s at the onset of the AIDS epidemic. Living in the San Francisco Bay Area, our news, talk shows, and conversations were steeped in fear, othering, and shame about folks ...

Several people asked me to write about LGBTQAI community health – also known as pride health. Perfect timing, as I was at the Iowa City’s annual Pride Fest, working the Harm Reduction booth — and let ...