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1. Do You See Conflict As An Opportunity? If you are in a relationship and there is no conflict, you have a serious problem. Every healthy relationship has conflict. The difference between couples who are happy and those who aren’t isn’t that they have conflict, it is how... (posted by Jim 1 year 35 days ago.)

2. What You Should Know Before You Get Engaged Couples that are in the dating stage need to do more than just have fun, they need to learn about their partner. It takes time and effort to do that effectively. It is a mistake to wait to do that until you are engaged. It also requires some... (posted by Jim 1 year 37 days ago.)

3. How To Select a Potential Mate Selecting a potential marriage partner is no random task. The statistics on marriage success is not very encouraging. 45% to 50% of first marriages fail. When it comes to second and third marriages, the failure rate increases to 60% - 73%. This is... (posted by Jim 1 year 42 days ago.)

4. Stress and Marriage A recent poll revealed that 47% of adults feel more stressed than they have in the past. The primary concern for the increased stress was their personal finances (Booth Research, 2008) When people feel more stressed, it takes a toll on their... (posted by Jim 1 year 46 days ago.)

5. The Rest of the Key Offensive Provisions in the Healthcare Bill H.R. 3200 As I listed in my previous article on this subject, I will list them here. These are the offensive clauses in the bill, if not unconstitutional and an unprecedented amount of government control into our personal finances, health, and general... (posted by Jim 2 years 124 days ago.)

6. Key Offensive Points of the Healthcare Bill H.R. 3200 In case you hadn't had time to read the 1017 page bill, here are key points to consider. This is only a partial list. I'm still working through the rest. Page 21-22 The government will audit the books of large group insured and self-insured... (posted by Jim 2 years 124 days ago.)

7. A Conservative Review of the Obama Administration Part 9 (The Final Straw) There is a structure that all the issues I discussed in previous articles is creating. This is a structure that has been slowly under construction since Woodrow Wilson and Teddy Roosevelt. An important book that reveals all this is titled "Woodrow... (posted by Jim 2 years 129 days ago.)

8. A Conservative Review of the Obama Administration Part 8 (The Debt) So we saw in the last article why the stimulus plan isn't working and how the government is handling it, but that leads us to another problem that is being created. That problem is the debt. The endless printing of money and monetizing the Federal... (posted by Jim 2 years 129 days ago.)

9. A Conservative Review of the Obama Administration Part 6 (The Agenda) An economic crisis is a perfect time to implement the progressive agenda. From the beginning, the intent was to collapse the free market system, and they call it fundamental transformation. They put the progressive income tax in place. Prohibition... (posted by Jim 2 years 129 days ago.)

10. A Conservative Review of the Obama Administration Part 5 (The Philosophies) I have written a lot about what the administration is doing and who is doing it, but where did these ideas all come from? As I mentioned in earlier articles, it started with Woodrow Wilson and Teddy Roosevelt. It is a progressive agenda to slowly... (posted by Jim 2 years 129 days ago.)

11. A Conservative Review of the Obama Administration Part 4 (Healthcare) Healthcare has become quite an issue and has revealed some interesting things about how this administration operates. One interesting thing about this issue is that the numbers just don't add up. They plan to expand healthcare and pay for it by... (posted by Jim 2 years 129 days ago.)

12. A Conservative Review of the Obama Administration Part 3 (Influential People) There are many people in the Obama administration that we need to take note of. In the last article I mentioned a few of the Czars. There are a few other people I will mention here. Mark Lloyd Chief Diversity Officer. This is a Czar that has... (posted by Jim 2 years 129 days ago.)

13. A Conservative Review of the Obama Administration Part 2 (The Czars) The number of Obama's czars were a concern early on in his administration. At my last count, I found 32 of them, but there could be 35. There are more than any other administration. Though they have been dubbed "czars" lately, they are really just... (posted by Jim 2 years 129 days ago.)

14. A Conservative Review of the Obama Administration This is the first of a nine part series of articles. It is nearly impossible for anyone to give a completely objective review of this administration because it has been so polarizing. Overall, I believe this administration has done some pretty... (posted by Jim 2 years 129 days ago.)

15. What Do Terrorists Have To Do With Earthquakes and Hurricanes? I can hear you now. "You are blaming everything on terrorists, you must be racist!" My answer to you is that I am recognizing that today we see terrorists as the icons of evil in the world. So what I am really talking about is evil in the world... (posted by Jim 2 years 181 days ago.)

16. Why Doesn’t God Stop Terrorists? As the news continues on the heels of the events at Ft. Hood, Major Hasan is headed toward a trial, afforded the rights of an American citizen while there are questions as to whether he should be considered a terrorist. At the same time terrorists... (posted by Jim 2 years 185 days ago.)

17. Why Does God Allow Terrorist Attacks? In the recent attack at Ft. Hood by Major Hasan, shouting "Allahu Akbar" as he shot fellow American soldiers, we are reminded of the attacks of September 11, 2001. We all are reminded of the pain and suffering. Many people begin to also ask the... (posted by Jim 2 years 194 days ago.)

18. What Do Muslims Really Believe About Jihad? I, like most Christians, know very little about the Islamic religion and what it really teaches. With the recent events at Ft. Hood and Major Hasan I have heard a lot of caution about drawing conclusions about what happened. Yet, my spirit was... (posted by Jim 2 years 196 days ago.)

19. The Biblical Reasons For Working and Earning Money In Eccl. 3:9 it asks the question, " What does one really get from hard work? " (TLB) Solomon asked this question expecting the same answer as before, that it is futile. However, there is an answer in Prov. 14:23-24 " hard work brings a profit... (posted by Jim 2 years 213 days ago.)

20. The Most Common Financial Mistake We Make With Our Cars Most everyone in America that has a job owns a car. It is seen as a necessity these days. Americans love their independence and transportation that is at their command is expected. It is also pretty much accepted that we will always have a car... (posted by Jim 2 years 225 days ago.)

21. Biblical Steps You Can Take To Get Out Of Debt Part 2 In my previous article I gave you some primary ways of getting out of debt based on what the Bible teaches. In this article I'll talk about some more ways the Bible teaches to get out of debt. Once you have committed to getting out of debt and... (posted by Jim 2 years 230 days ago.)

22. More About What The Bible Says About Debt In my previous article, "What The Bible Says About Debt", I started the conversation about debt by looking at where the problem begins. In this article we'll further explore some of the other signs of falling into a debt trap. One of the more... (posted by Jim 2 years 233 days ago.)

23. How To Become A Millionaire Becoming a millionaire is not as complicated as people think. It is simply understanding math and using it to grow your savings over time. Most millionaires get that way slowly, it doesn't happen overnight. You also probably don't realize they are... (posted by Jim 2 years 238 days ago.)

24. How Does A Songwriter Make Money On Songs? When a songwriter writes a song, that songwriter owns intellectual property. If it is a great song, it has the potential to become a millionaire song. But for that song to be worth anything it will need to be published and used. You will have to... (posted by Jim 2 years 239 days ago.)

25. How is Materialism Destroying Society? When tough economic times hit, there is always the question as to whether greed is the cause of our economic problems. However, this isn't necessarily the root of the problem. It is a bit more complex than that. Railing against the greed in... (posted by Jim 2 years 241 days ago.)