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Tagged: 2 Corinthians 5:17

You Are Who You Need To Be:Comparisons Always Fail You
Posted on Monday, August 29th, 2022 | Filed under Blog | Tagged: @carol_mcclain, 1 John 1:9, 1 John 3: 1-2, 2 Corinthians 5:17, Bathsheba, carolmcclain.com, Ephesians 4:1, Jeremiah 1:5, Rahab, Romans 8, Ruth, Tamar, Writing Redemption

@carol_mcclai n Over the past few months, we’ve looked at four mighty women in Jesus’s genealogy. All lived sinful or abused or despised lives. Despite their reputations and upbringing, each woman defied society’s definition of her life and left a legacy for Christ. Who are you? Tamar–Jacob believed she killed his sons. He deceived Tamar when …[ read more ]
Three ways to have a hopeful future
Posted on Monday, October 14th, 2019 | Filed under Blog | Tagged: @carol_mcclain, 2 Cor.5:17, 2 Corinthians 5:17, Carol McClain, forgiveness, future, hope, Jeremiah 29:11, Ps 103:12, Psalm 103:12, Three Ways to Find Hope, Writing Redemption

by Carol McClain @carol_mcclain Are you like me? (If not–kudos. I’m a mite on the loopy end of sanity). If you are like me, you must’ve hung onto Jeremiah 29:11. “‘For I know the plans I have for you,’” declares the Lord, ‘plans to prosper you and not to harm you plans to give you hope …[ read more ]

How Can You See God?

Carol McClain "Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God." Matt. 5:7 I sometimes think this Beatitude dovetails with the first of the Ten Commandments in Exodus 20: 2: Thou shalt not have any gods besides me. And commandment number one segues into number two: do not make any graven image. In today's world, we are making God in our own image. We decide we're pagan or non-heterosexual or not "in love" with our spouse any longer. We tell ourselves our god is fine with this. Our truth supports our feelings. We forget that truth is a… ...[ full story ]

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