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I am 49 years old and reside with my family in Charlotte, NC. We have an awesome golden retriever named Moses.

I have been married to my wife for 22 years and we have three children, 19, 13, and 13. Yep, twins.

I am a veteran of the United States Air Force

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Personal Finance > Credit Cards Moral issues against credit cards: 1 of 7

In a stressed out economy, workers and businesses enter a stage of extreme flux where everyone and every organization tries to balance the price for goods and services rendered against receivables and cash. Cash becomes king and we all writhe in pain trying to strike an economic outcome that is manageable. Workers lose their...
Religion & Spirituality > Atheism & Agnosticism Atheism vs. religion: 9 of 37

The debate between atheism and religion (theism) is an old debate. Elementary theism originates at the point where man could conceive of his position and function in the universe. This realization relates to man's inability to absolutely control the material environment. Observation and experience, or empirical evidence, was...
Religion & Spirituality > Bible Study Consecration: Looking at Joshua Chapter 7: 1 of 2

The Book of Joshua is a transitional story laden with accounts of battles fought by the Israelites, stories of treachery and sin against Yahweh, and ultimate victory for Israel in the land of Canaan. The Book is transitional because the story of Joshua links the Torah or Pentateuch to the evolution of the Israeli Theocracy o...
Politics, News & Issues > Sports Archives 2008 Men's March Madness: Team profiles: UNC Tar Heels: 1 of 1

The University of North Carolina Tarheels are one of the most prolific winning basketball programs in NCAA history. They are second only to Kentucky in total wins and sustain a .775 winning percentage. The Tarheels have won 4 NCAA Championships and 1 National Championship awarded ex post facto in 1936 for their undefeated te...
Religion & Spirituality > Bible Study Bible study: Deuteronomy 7:12: 2 of 3

Deuteronomy 7:12 "If you heed these ordinances, by diligently observing them, the Lord your God will maintain with you the covenant loyalty that he swore to your ancestors;" In Hebrew, it is written and translated: , , , - , - -, , . 12 And it shall come to pass, because ye hearken to these ordinances, and keep, and do them,...
Health & Fitness > Emotional Health & Wellbeing Low self-esteem: Cause and effect: 4 of 5

George Herbert Mead developed a social behaviorism theory that was based on the premise that environment has the power to shape the self. Some analysts prefer to examine outward bound behavior related to the self while others, like Mead, focused on inward thinking. Self is the I and the me defined as "the part of an individu...
Religion & Spirituality > Bible Study Bible study: The Book of Job: 14 of 15

When I was 25 years old, I read a novel by Herman Wouk titled War and Remembrance. This novel is a story of war, love, romance, valor, hatred, and intellect. I have read this novel five times and read pages 801 806 no fewer than 25 times. I counted but my memory is not what it used to be. These pages contain a speech given b...
Politics, News & Issues > Sports Archives 2008 Men's March Madness: How freshmen make a difference in the Sweet Sixteen: 2 of 2

The national stage that is known to us as the Sweet Sixteen tickles our curiosity like no other sporting event in our country. What are the attractions and why do we embrace this event like no other? The answer is that this sporting venue is truly a venue for the people by the people and is contested by our children who are ...