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The Prince of Peace & the Power of Perspective
by Dennis Peacocke December 2011 It has often been said by older, more experienced people that “perspective is everything.” When I first heard this phrase years ago, I was strangely “haunted” by it. Now I am older and understand a measure of what this phrase means. Indeed, perspective is the ability to perceive what really…
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Our Greatest Social Challenge: Resources or Compassion?
by Dennis Peacocke November 2011 Whether we talk about the current economic challenges or the debate concerning immigration, it all comes down to the same basic challenge; do we focus on math and laws, or do we focus on the “human-need issues” involved in the equation? There is really nothing new here. History and life…
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The Challenge of Business Management after September 11, 2001
by Dennis Peacocke Most of us recognize that the events of Tuesday, September 11, 2001, have changed things in significant ways even if we are unable to articulate all that we see or sense. It is highly unlikely that either the economy or our so-called “social psyche” will return to normal because “normal” appears to…
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The Disciplines of Character
by Dennis Peacocke August 2011 The world-system operates under the assumption that in order to bring change to a situation or person, that change must come from the outside – in (external-to-internal), and the top-down (centralized – to – local). Even though virtually all evidence is to the contrary, modern secular culture stubbornly persists in…
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Two Nations Under God: War of the Worldviews
by Dennis Peacocke May 2011 As we all know, the United States of America, according to our Pledge of Allegiance, is declared to be, “one nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.” As we also all know, our last two presidential elections have revealed just how divided we are as a body…
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