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  • Step 1: Beating Perfectionsim: Strive for Excellence, Not Perfection
    Posted on Monday, September 26th, 2016 | Tagged: beat perfectionism, being perfect, Carol McClain, character counts, Col. 3:23, excellence, strive for excellence, using your gift for God.

    “Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters,” Col. 3:23.   By: Carol McClain  @carol_mcclain For many years, a man I’ll call Quinten attended our church. Life damaged him. Not only cognitively impaired, Q suffered many emotional abuses. Drugs compounded the issues, and then he …[ read more ]

  • Sacred Pathways: How to Observe Your Quiet Times
    Posted on Monday, September 19th, 2016 | Tagged: Carol McClain, character counts, how to pray, Matt. 6:6, observe your quiet times, sacred pathways

    “But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you” Matt. 6:6   By: Carol McClain  @carol_mcclain In my early faith and my idealistic church, emphasis was placed on prayer and worship. However, because …[ read more ]

  • Celebrate Your Strengths: Skip the Drudgery
    Posted on Monday, September 12th, 2016 | Tagged: Carol McClain, celebrate your strengths, character counts, giftings, Gospel of Matthew, Matthew 11:30

    My yoke is easy and my burden light Mt. 11:30   By: Carol McClain  @carol_mcclain Don’t Do What You Hate Good deeds are good: but they don’t mean you have to do them. Work your area of strength. Have you ever been in a situation where you felt compelled (read condemned) into doing good works you …[ read more ]

  • What are your strengths? Three free tests to find out
    Posted on Monday, September 5th, 2016 | Tagged: ., 1 Cor. 12:4-6, Carol McClain, character counts, three tests to discover your strengths

    ž“There are different kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit distributes them. There are different kinds of service, but the same Lord. There are different kinds of working, but in all of them and in everyone it is the same God at work” 1 Cor. 12: 4-6.   By: Carol McClain  @carol_mcclain My Family My Mother, …[ read more ]

  • Perfectionism: The Original Sin?
    Posted on Monday, August 29th, 2016 | Tagged: Carol McClain, character counts, do nothing to be loved, Genesis 3:5, God's love, perfectionism, perfectionism the original sin, Psalm 18: 31-33

    For who is God, except the Lord? And who is a rock, except our God? It is God who arms me with strength, And makes my way perfect.He makes my feet like the feet of deer, And sets me on my high places. Ps. 18: 31-33 By: Carol McClain  @carol_mcclain If others love us unconditionally? How could this man not love me unconditionally? I know you will find …[ read more ]

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      by Carol McClain         Life Lessons from the National Parks Author: Penny Musco Genre: Nonfiction – Christian devotionals  “Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in where nature may heal and cheer and give strength to the body and soul alike.”—John Muir, The Yosemite, 1912 Whether you're a hiker, a history buff, or a reader who travels vicariously, Life Lessons from the National Parks takes you on a four-season tour through over forty of America's most glorious places in the National Park Service reflecting God, who superintends each one. The book… ...[ full story ]

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