Carol McClain We pray. Maybe fast. We ask according to God’s will, and God refuses our request. Why? We know the pat answers. God always answers: Yes. No. Not Now. Those pat answers don’t always salve our aching heart or our need. An illustration of God’s wisdom in denying our request. Pastor B officiated at my mother’s …[ read more ]

@carol_mcclain I conquered fear. Well–one fear–but the technique works. Tale of Two (four?) Dogs I jogged along our road. About a half mile from our home, a doodle with his companion pit bull darted into the road, barking, snarling and leaping up on me. Ironically, the pit bull stayed back, but the doodle wanted to take …[ read more ]

Carol McClain The fun thing about novels is conflicts and problems pile up–each making life worse. The miserable thing about life is conflicts and problems pile up–each making life worse.   We’ve all heard the three answers to prayer God gives: yes, wait, or no.   What do we do when God answers no? We …[ read more ]

@carol_mcclain How do you conquer your past? There is one sure-fire way: Grace. Webster’s defines grace as “a free gift of God to humankind for regeneration or sanctification: an influence emanating from God and acting for the spiritual well-being of the recipient.” What the heck does the above mean? Glad you asked. I can give …[ read more ]

@carol_mcclain Phil. 4:8 Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things. How do you find beauty and joy? Read on. I drove to my favorite hiking spot. Swerving around curves, ignoring the roaring stream …[ read more ]