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Adam Smith | December 29, 2016 | Leave a Comment

Be A Realist and Protect Those Around You

optimist – someone who has a disposition or tendency to look on the more favorable side of events or conditions and to expect the most favorable outcome.

pessimist – someone who has the tendency to see, anticipate, or emphasize only bad or undesirable outcomes, results, conditions, problems, etc.

realist – someone who is interested in or concerned for the actual or real, as distinguished from the abstract, speculative, etc.

idealist – someone who has the tendency to represent things in an ideal form, or as they might or should be rather than as they are.  [Read more…] about Be A Realist and Protect Those Around You

Adam Smith | September 17, 2012 | 1 Comment

What Has Church Done Right?

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Whether or not you grew up in church or are new to the whole church thing, I’m sure that you have your fair share of good and bad experiences.

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