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  • Lessons in Gratitude from Cleaning Out the Fridge
    Posted on Monday, March 5th, 2018 | Tagged: Carol McClain, gratitude, lessons from cleaning out the fridge, plenty 10 ways to be grateful, Writing Redemption

    By Carol McClain: @   carol   _mcclain   We were going to eat healthy so I bought fresh spinach for smoothies, cooked Brussels sprouts for our veggies, and one night I baked a veggie frittata.  Not wanting to waste leftovers, and being environmentally conscious, I placed leftovers in reusable containers and returned them to the fridge. This …[ read more ]

  • What We Obtain Too Cheap, We Esteem Too Lightly
    Posted on Monday, February 26th, 2018 | Tagged: Carol McClain, entitlements, King David, Nepal, school, What we obtain to cheap we esteem too lightly, Writing Redemption

    By Carol McClain: @   carol   _mcclain Thomas Paine’s writings have been echoing through my flu-addled brain. Thinking of our American world of entitlement, the quote, “What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly,” has especially resonated. As I lay ill in my bed, BBC World videos played on my Neflix account. One especially stirred me. In Nepal, a ten-year-old …[ read more ]

  • Ten Ways to Get the Perfect Valentine’s Gift
    Posted on Monday, February 12th, 2018 | Tagged: 1 Cor. 13, 10 Valentine's gifts, Carol McClain, love, Valentine's, Writing Redemption

    By Carol McClain: @  carol _mcclain No. Not another money-evaporating day. Anniversaries–nowadays monthly as well as yearly–birthdays and Mother’s/Father’s Days and whatever else is invented. (As I write this it’s actually Lincoln’s birthday . Do we have to get him a gift, too?) Valentine’s Day will arrive this Wednesday. A day we celebrate our love and are usually compelled to buy …[ read more ]

  • Two Sides to Every Story
    Posted on Monday, February 5th, 2018 | Tagged: Carol McClain, honor, James 1:19, kumbaya, listening, respect, Super Bowl LII, two sides to every story, unity, Writing Redemption

    By Carol McClain: @ carol     _mcclain Good friends and a nephew refused to watch the Super Bowl because NBC or Super Bowl LII denied an ad from veterans asking people to respect the flag. Based on knowledge of our society’s agendas, both conservative and liberal, these good people saw a conspiracy against traditional values . It sounded right. Feeling a little …[ read more ]

  • When Do We Forgive Genetics?
    Posted on Monday, January 29th, 2018 | Tagged: 2 Timothy 3:15-17, biology, Carol McClain, genetics, heredity, Jesus Christ, psychopaths, psychopathy, social mores, Writing Redemption

    By Carol McClain @carol     _mcclain When do we admit genetics makes us do those things we ought not to do? In preparation for my next book I’ve been reading about psychopaths . The salient feature of this character trait is that psychopaths are born aberrant. One family could raise the next president, Mother Teresa and a serial killer. …[ read more ]

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      Carol McClain Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Matthew 5: 3 My Christian brother convinced my sister and me to go to church with him when my grandmother died. After all, death is one time non-believers believe they should go to church. For me, that day turned my grief to joy. Though it happened decades ago, the event is as brilliant as though it happened today Pastor Forseth preached from Exodus 20: 21. "The people stood far off, while Moses drew near to the thick darkness where God was. " Pastor continued. "God… ...[ full story ]

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