Carol McClain Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Matthew 5:3 In my darkest hours, when my emotional health was at the lowest, I understood I needed Jesus. When we are “poor in spirit,” the first Beatitude says, we can find heaven. (Read last week’s post. Click here ). However, once …[ read more ]

Carol McClain Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Matthew 5: 3 My Christian brother convinced my sister and me to go to church with him when my grandmother died. After all, death is one time non-believers believe they should go to church. For me, that day turned my …[ read more ]

by Carol McClain You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden. Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house.  In the same way, let your light shine …[ read more ]

  “Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble” Matt. 6:34, ESV. Life is hard. If you look around, there’s not a thing created that hasn’t been worn down by this earth. Rocks erode, bugs eat plants–find a tree without leaves …[ read more ]

@carol_mcclain I heard a strange application about the rich young ruler last Sunday. The gist of the message: find God–give up. Yep. You read that right. Give up. To refresh your memory, Jesus encountered a rich, young ruler who asked what he needed to do to be saved. Jesus said, “… go and sell all you …[ read more ]