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Tagged: social mores

When Do We Forgive Genetics?
Posted on Monday, January 29th, 2018 | Filed under Blog | Tagged: 2 Timothy 3:15-17, biology, Carol McClain, genetics, heredity, Jesus Christ, psychopaths, psychopathy, social mores, Writing Redemption
By Carol McClain @carol _mcclain When do we admit genetics makes us do those things we ought not to do? In preparation for my next book I’ve been reading about psychopaths . The salient feature of this character trait is that psychopaths are born aberrant. One family could raise the next president, Mother Teresa and a serial killer. …[ 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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