Too Busy? Take a 'Shultz Hour.'

New York Times columnist David Leonhardt says we all need to take a regular "Shultz Hour." Leonhardt explains:

When George Shultz was Secretary ...

Eiffel's Tower Is a Monument to Teamwork

For the 1889 World's Fair in Paris, more than a hundred artists submitted plans to design the centerpiece, the masterpiece of the Exposition Universelle. ...

Pre-Columbian Chinese Megaships Ruled The Seas, Then They Burned Them

Long before Christopher Columbus sailed across the Atlantic, a Chinese admiral named Zheng He launched the greatest armada the world had ever seen: more ...

Courage To Do 'Whatever It Takes'

Several years ago, an enormous financial crisis loomed in Europe. The very survival of the structure of the euro currency, if not the whole of Europe, ...

The Character of George Washington vs. Benedict Arnold

George Washington and Benedict Arnold. Both were dynamic men of action with unquestioned personal courage; both were driven by passionate ambition from ...

Prayer of a Simple Tailor

The following prayer has been attributed to a Muslim convert to Christ:

"O God, I am Mustafah the tailor, and I work at the shop of Muhammad. The ...

The Church Is the Conscience of the State

"The church must be reminded that it is not the master or the servant of the state but rather the conscience of the state. It must be the guide and ...

U.S. Relay Teams Failed to Pass the Baton

It's the sound no relay runner wants to hear: Ping. Ping. Ping. At the 2008 Beijing Olympics, the United States men's and women's 4x100-meter ...

Ordinary Volunteer Finds Her Leadership Gift

Leadership coach Karen Miller tells the following story about how she and her husband needed to identify and develop new leaders for a new church plant: ...

Why Blockbuster Failed and Netflix Succeeded

At the turn of the century, Blockbuster reigned supreme in the video rental industry. If your family craved a movie night, someone likely had to drive ...