The School for Character

Who would have dreamed that the marriage of an excommunicated monk and a runaway nun would lead to the most admired expression of family life in northern Europe over the past 500 years?The monk was Martin Luther, the man who almost singlehandedly launched the...
Say a Good Word

Say a Good Word

So, is it worth ten bucks to break the habit of making destructive comments about other people?Marshall Goldsmith thought so. Which is why he chose to put his money where his mouth had gone all too often. Verbal put-downs and destructive witticisms aren’t...
Promises

Promises

“I shall return.”Those three words are almost certainly the most memorable utterance of any military leader in American history.That’s because an entire nation was inspired by them during some of the darkest hours of World War II.A day after bombing the U.S. fleet at...
The Odd Couple

The Odd Couple

Few people have come to know the inner workings of Capitol Hill as intimately as the late journalist and bestselling author Cokie Roberts.Both her parents served the state of Louisiana as Congressional representatives – her mother succeeding her father after his...
Fearfully and Wonderfully Made

Fearfully and Wonderfully Made

Soma Sema.Those may not seem like fighting words, but they seriously riled up the first generation of Christians two millennia ago.Soma Sema was one of the slogans of a group of influential intellectuals who called themselves Gnostics.  The name comes from the...