Cathedral in Cefalu, Sicily, Italy

Mere intellectual belief often does not have the power to change anything. What is lacking is the kind of belief that transforms reality through action. Jesus tried to help his disciples understand this concept when he talked about "continuing" in his word (John 8:31). The idea is that true belief does not occur until we make a commitment to the truth we seek to understand.

So you're the manager and you have a problematic employee. Though the situation calls for a response, you don't know whether to be the good, the bad, or the ugly. You are reluctant to take direct disciplinary action because it's just not that serious. The solution might be worse than the problem. Yet, you have to deal with the situation somehow. So, what do you do? You might get some help from Max Weber.

It seems that race-baiting has become second nature to the left. Perhaps the most flagrant recent case was that of the NAACP in their resolution condemning alleged Tea Party Racism. If left alone, the American people are a fundamentally good people and judge people by the content of their character and not by the color of their skin. We have won a tremendous victory in this country for freedom and equality through the abolishment of slavery and then the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 60s.

In discussions with almost anyone these days about almost any topic, it has become monotonously habitual for some parties to accuse others of lacking balance, as though the goal of balance were the only and ultimate criterion for attributing value to one's opinion. Underlying this accusation is the unspoken assumption that a balance of opinion is always superior to an opinion that weighs heavier in one direction or the other.

I love pie, particularly blueberry pie. When I was a kid, the dividing up of the pie was always an ordeal because there were seven of us including Mom and Dad. But if there were only one portion left and it had to be divided between my brother and me, then my Mom came up with a great idea (or borrowed it from someone). She had one of us cut the pie and the other had the first choice of which piece he wanted. I think the attempt to cut a pie so that its portions are equal illustrates the worldview of many people when it comes to economics and politics.

Guest contribution by Alexis Bonari

I would love to have seen the faces of the twelve disciples when Jesus, the Son of God, leaned over to wash their feet as He explained in John 13, that "a servant is not greater than his master, nor is he who is sent greater than he who sent him." Jesus goes on to say "If you know these things, blessed are you if you do them." To me, this is a great example of leadership and its true meaning. What makes a great leader? Who better to consult than the greatest leader ever, Jesus Christ.

I ran into an article by Peter Bregman in the Harvard Business Review blog in which he cites research done by Bronnie Ware. Ware spent many years nursing people who had gone home to die. Being in the presence of those who were dying, she often heard them express their greatest regrets.