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Find Beauty. It Hides in Plain Sight
Posted on Thursday, April 9th, 2020 | Filed under Blog | Tagged: @carol_mcclain, 10 beauties of nature, Annie Dillard, Beauty hides in plain sight, beauty in nature, Carol McClain, creation, extravagant gestures, how to cope with Covid-19, Job 12: 7-10, Pilgrim on Tinker Creek, Writing Redemption

by: Carol McClain @CAROL_MCCLAIN Let’s face it. With Covid-19, our world has grown small. We’re tempted to despair as family members fall prey to the virus, and friends need to be socially distant. Our lives are, according to Annie Dillard (and I have many a student who will groan as they hear me return to my …[ read more ]

Are you a peacemaker or a troublemaker?

by Carol McClain Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God. Matt, 5:9 Christian: are you a peacemaker or a troublemaker? Non-Christian: are you blaming the Christian for your lack of faith? Look at the checklists below and see how you need to adjust your attitudes. [caption id="attachment_2656" align="aligncenter" width="300"] We are the salt and the light? Do we act like it?[/caption] When reading the Beatitudes, do not think you have to be a good-works-doer to become a child of God. Ask yourself these question--if the answer to ALL is yes--you're a child… ...[ full story ]

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