- Whatever Happened to Discourse?
By Carol McClain @ carol _mcclain Excited about connecting with an old friend from high school, I gladly accepted her friend request on Facebook. Soon, though, I discovered, she never had a nice thing to say. As a liberal, she dissed anything conservative. I learned nothing about her life or her interests or her loves, only …[ read more ]
- You are stronger than you think–God uses the weak
By Carol McClain @ carol _mcclain If you’re like me, you probably wonder what you can do to make life different, to improve the course of history. But you’re ordinary. Not brilliant or dumb, not beautiful or homely, not especially talented, but involved. You have every ingredient God needs to change the course of history Look at …[ read more ]
- A Surefire Cure When You Think God Won’t hear.
By Carol McClain @ carol _mcclain Sometimes the melancholy and insecurity of my life overpower me. I’ve always been rather over-dramatic and intense. But I discovered a surefire cure when I didn’t think I was worthy enough for God to hear my prayer. I no longer remember what niggled my mind to bring me to despair. …[ read more ]
- Old Time Easter Clothes: A Modern Metaphor
By Carol McClain: @ carol _mcclain Are you old enough to remember the preparations you made for Easter morning services? I think these traditions should come back. Old Time Preparations. We always got new: Hats: How I loved picking out the new hat for the year. Being Catholic, we always wore hats in church, so our new …[ read more ]
- 10 Tongue Facts: Hell or Heaven on Earth
By Carol McClain: @ carol _mcclain Tongue facts: It’s three inches long. Every 10-14 days your taste buds (up to 10K of them) die off and are replaced. God designed taste buds to keep us alive. Sour or bitter may indicate poison. Your tongue print is as unique as your finger print–so don’t lick your crime scene. Your …[ read more ]