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  • God’s Love–True Love: 7 Attributes
    Posted on Monday, February 20th, 2017 | Tagged: Carol McClain, character counts, Love of Christ. 7 Attributes of God's Love, perfectionism

    God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in them. I John 4:16 By: Carol McClain  @carol_mcclain My husband loved me before I loved him.   God’s love is greater than man’s. Don’t get me wrong, from our first date, I knew Neil was a man I could marry. We shared core (and not …[ read more ]

  • Love–Not Perfection: What God Expects
    Posted on Monday, February 13th, 2017 | Tagged: Carol McClain, character, character counts, John 12:35, love, love--not prerfection: what God Expects, Matt. 22:36-40

     By this all men will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another. John 13:35 By: Carol McClain @carol_mcclain A young friend was expecting her first baby. Family prepared a baby shower on a Sunday afternoon and, of course, all those she loved were invited. This included her church family from …[ read more ]

  • 7 Reasons To Not Compare Ourselves
    Posted on Monday, February 6th, 2017 | Tagged: 7 reasons not to compare ourselves, Carol McClain, character counts, comparison destroys joy, God has given enough to be pleasing to Him., perfectionism

    “For am I now seeking the approval of man, or of God? Or am I trying to please man? If I were still trying to please man, I would not be a servant of Christ” Gal. 1:10.   By: Carol McClain @carol_mcclain My latest glass: My best–but can’t compare to God’s glory My sister Marianne recently …[ read more ]

  • The Root of Our Issues–Us
    Posted on Monday, January 30th, 2017 | Tagged: Carol McClain, character counts, Christ, Christ died for us, God, Jesus, Romans 5:8, sin, The root of our issues, the root of sin, we're to blame

    “But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” Romans 5:8 By: Carol McClain @carol_mcclain The root of our issue: We’re unclean. My first marriage fell apart. I’d married a man with issues–totally unaware that he’d married a woman with issues. Our fights became furious. I’d become the …[ read more ]

  • To Forgive=To Forget–Part 2 The How To
    Posted on Monday, January 16th, 2017 | Tagged: Carol McClain, character counts, forgiveness, how to forgive, to forgive=to forget--the how to

    Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.”   By: Carol McClain @carol_mcclain   Without forgiveness, the hurts of our lives cling to us like the smoke wildfires.   We burn each time we finger the seared surface.   God knows our pain. After all, He forgave the unpardonable. Upon …[ read more ]

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    • Your Past Can Be Forgiven: Rahab

      @carol_mcclain Is your past unforgiveable? Definitely not. Consider Rahab, one of the ancestors of Jesus, mentioned in Matthew 1:5. She was a prostitute. No one chooses this lifestyle. In ancient Israel, women found few avenues of employment. If unmarried or widowed, they very often had to turn to prostitution in order to survive. Who wants to have non-stop sex with strangers? According to the Shalvi/Hyman Encyclopedia of Jewish Women: [caption id="attachment_2044" align="alignleft" width="200"] No one's fallen so low that God can't redeem.[/caption] "Rahab, who begins as triply marginalized—Canaanite, woman, and prostitute—moves to the center as bearer of a divine message… ...[ full story ]

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