Each culture has its own customs of greeting.
Within the churches there is need for clear teaching about sexuality and its expression in all its forms, combined with a strong pastoral response to those who have emotional, interpersonal and spiritual as...
Being or becoming an individual is a goal to which most people aspire. It means that we are not like everyone else, that we are different from the mass.
To recover a biblical perspective on the people of God, we may need to abolish the words laity and clergy.
Laughter has long been propounded as medicine—even in the Bible.
Our basic anatomy of two ears and one mouth is highly suggestive.
Love, a word much overused and underdefined today, is employed promiscuously of everything from cars to diapers to dog food and is largely equated with feelings.
While organizations still want their employees to make a commitment to the mission and the good of the company and while employees still want organizations who will take care of them and guarantee...
Mobility is a way of life in all modern societies, especially in newer ones like the United States, Canada and Australia.
If we learn about and from each other, especially those who are different from us, we will be more tolerant and accepting.
In general the word refers to a piece of territory in which persons residing had some sense of common identity and some acquaintance with or knowledge of each other.
A hundred years ago, newspapers had a virtual monopoly on news and information. That is no longer the case.
We live surrounded by almost constant noise.
The idea of nondenominationalism appeals to rugged individualism, the “I can do anything by myself” mentality that pushes settlers, explorers and entrepreneurs.
Within any organization where numbers of people interact daily, there are degrees of office politics ranging from the simple and accommodating to the complex and highly destructive.
Do people of faith have any joy and fun, or is that privilege only enjoyed by unbelievers or experienced totally separate from faith? Definitely not!
For centuries humans have celebrated their relationship with animals in art, music and literature. From the earliest times dogs were depicted in caves and on tombs.
Privacy is one of the most highly prized values. We regard having time and space to ourselves as both a need and, increasingly, a right.
Can everyone and everything be professionalized?
The fact is that by moving around enormous numbers of people in the most economical way, public transport supports the whole infrastructure of a city’s economy and contributes significantly to its productivity.