A few weeks before New Year’s Day, I bought myself a Franklin/Covey day planner. At the end of 2007,… READ MORE

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  Yesterday, I defined a destructive conflict as one that occurs when wrong assails right for self-interested motives. A high… READ MORE

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  Proverbs 22:6 is a well-known proverb about parenting. The New International Version of the Bible translates it this way:… READ MORE

  In his book, The Social Contract (1762), Jean-Jacques Rousseau wrote: “Man is born free, but he is everywhere in… READ MORE

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  In March 2003, I decided to purchase a brand new Honda Element. But after I made a down payment… READ MORE