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Tagged: James 1:19

Whatever Happened to Discourse?
Posted on Monday, May 7th, 2018 | Filed under Blog | Tagged: arguments, Carol McClain, discourse, extremism, James 1:19, listening, Matt. 7:1-2, Prov. 17:28, railing, Writing Redemption
By Carol McClain @ carol _mcclain Excited about connecting with an old friend from high school, I gladly accepted her friend request on Facebook. Soon, though, I discovered, she never had a nice thing to say. As a liberal, she dissed anything conservative. I learned nothing about her life or her interests or her loves, only …[ read more ]
Two Sides to Every Story
Posted on Monday, February 5th, 2018 | Filed under Blog | Tagged: Carol McClain, honor, James 1:19, kumbaya, listening, respect, Super Bowl LII, two sides to every story, unity, Writing Redemption
By Carol McClain: @ carol _mcclain Good friends and a nephew refused to watch the Super Bowl because NBC or Super Bowl LII denied an ad from veterans asking people to respect the flag. Based on knowledge of our society’s agendas, both conservative and liberal, these good people saw a conspiracy against traditional values . It sounded right. Feeling a little …[ read more ]

Five Ways To Keep Your Resolutions
“How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives. What we do with this hour and with that one, is what we are doing.” ― Annie Dillard, The Writing Life It's the new year, and of course, you've made resolutions. Do you want to exercise more? Cook healthy meals? Write a book? Have you resolved that this is the year you'd accomplish this? Nearly all of us have already broken our resolves. Why? Because we do what we want to do. Wait, our resolves are our desire, or so we think. Not if you're not doing… ...[ full story ]

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