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Teens: That it may go well with you

honor thy father and mother; fifth commandment

The comments were withering. A teenager on social media wrote how much he appreciated his mother and how she’d cared for him and his sister through the tough times of single parenthood. He voiced his surprise that so many other teens were negative about their parents. This incited a firestorm ...

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Setting The Example of Good Authority

We all have our own relationship with authority. Some people grow up with two loving parents and experience the benefits of good authority: Mom sets boundaries for her children, yet instills the value of choice, and presents her children with options. Dad might come across as firm, or even strict, ...

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Should You Love Yourself?

Few would argue that the world is full of self-centered, self-loving individuals.  Honestly, we all fall into that trap sometimes: “I want … ! And, I will have … !” We live in a society that counsels us, “Love yourself!” Such self-love causes great damage, and is, in fact, deadly. ...

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Four Reasons I Stopped Hating Eve

We all know the story of Adam and Eve. She sinned and ate the fruit of the Forbidden Tree. She coerced Adam, and he ate the fruit also. Sin, death, disease, and pain entered the world, and at the root of these problems is Eve. I have never liked her, ...

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