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  • House Cleaning and Sin: How We Justify Our Self-Hatred
    Posted on Monday, June 26th, 2017 | Tagged: 1 John 1:9, Carol McClain, character counts, How we justify our self-hatred, James 5:16-17, self-hatred, self-loathing, sin

    Therefore, confess your sins to one another, and pray for one another so that you may be healed. The effective prayer of a righteous man can accomplish much. James 5:16 By Carol McClain:  @carol_mcclain We invited friends over to the house at the last minute. I looked over my home and knew I only had time for what I called …[ read more ]

  • Celebrate Your Weirdness: You are wonderful, no matter what you think
    Posted on Monday, June 19th, 2017 | Tagged: Carol McClain, Celebrate your weirdnes: you are wonderful, character counts, no matter what you think, Ps 139: 14

    I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well. Ps 139:14 By Carol McClain:  @carol_mcclain Great people  have what had been considered oddities. President Obama was left-handed. My brother Art is left-handed. Back when we were in grade school, left-handedness was considered a trait to be corrected. …[ read more ]

  • 6 Ways to Conquer Depression
    Posted on Monday, June 12th, 2017 | Tagged: 6 ways to conquer depression, Carol McClain, character, character counts, Jeremiah 29:11, Numbers 14:2, think positive

    All the sons of Israel grumbled against Moses and Aaron; and the whole congregation said to them, “Would that we had died in the land of Egypt! Or would that we had died in this wilderness! Num. 14:2 By Carol McClain:  @carol_mcclain When it comes to conquering depression, many of my friends will laugh and say, …[ read more ]

  • Daily Repentance: Three Signs We’re Following Christ
    Posted on Monday, June 5th, 2017 | Tagged: Carol McClain, character counts, Daily repentance: three signs we're following Christ, Holy Spirit, Jesus, repentance, Rom. 7:14-23

    For we know that the law is spiritual, but I am of the flesh, sold under sin. For I do not understand my own actions. For I do not do what I want, but I do the very thing I hate. Now if I do what I do not want, I agree with the law, …[ read more ]

  • Marriage, Moving and Salvation–A Parable
    Posted on Monday, May 29th, 2017 | Tagged: Carol McClain, character counts, Col. 1:13, marriage, moving and salvation--a parable

    For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves. Col. 1:13 By: Carol McClain  @carol_mcclain For twenty years, I parented alone. No man visited the church I dedicated myself to, and I wasn’t going to search among the unsaved for love or a father-figure …[ read more ]

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    • The Purpose of Suffering

      Carol McClain I love stained glass. Whenever I post a picture, swarms of friends beg for lessons. They never count the cost. How to make stained glass:   Choose the glass. The process begins with a nice, but uninteresting, unrefined product. Take a sharp blade. Cut and break the glass according to the pattern. Be sure to have bandaids on hand. You will cut yourself. Grind the glass. No matter how careful you are, the piece won't fit perfectly, so you need to grind. Again, keep the bandaids on hand. Wash the glass. Foil the glass. Before you foil, you may… ...[ full story ]

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