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Three Steps to Change Your Life: Lessons from Rahab
Posted on Monday, August 8th, 2022 | Filed under Blog | Tagged: Boaz, Carol McClain, James 2:17, Jesse, Jewish Women's Archive, Joshua 2, King David, Matthew 1:5, powerful women, prostitution, Rahab, redemption, Salmon, Shalvi/Hyman encyclopedia of Jewish Women, Writing Redemption
@carol_mcclain Is your past unforgivable? Definitely not. Consider Rahab, one of the ancestors of Jesus, mentioned in Matthew 1:5. She was a prostitute. No little girl–or boy–decides as a child, “I’ll be a prostitute.” What forces one into this lifestyle? Drugs? Abuse? Poverty? They say this is the oldest profession, and indeed, we read about prostitutes …[ read more ]

Four Responses to Prayer. Which Fits You?
arol McClain @carol_mcclain My roofer-brother-in-law flew four hundred miles to my house to put on a new roof. As a single mom with only my salary as support, his help was critical. He had one day. Of course, that day threatened rain. The wind already picked up and promised to deliver what the weatherman predicted. This couldn’t happen. I was walking to my car after picking up groceries to feed him, when the story of Jesus calming the wind came to mind (Matthew 8:23-27). Shyly (I was in a public place) I raised my hand to the wind and prayed, “Be still. Please… ...[ full story ]

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