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  • Whatever Happened to Discourse?
    Posted on Monday, May 7th, 2018 | Filed under Blog | Tagged: arguments, Carol McClain, discourse, extremism, James 1:19, listening, Matt. 7:1-2, Prov. 17:28, railing, Writing Redemption

    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
    Posted on Monday, April 16th, 2018 | Filed under Blog | Tagged: 2 Cor 12:10, Carol McClain, little things make big differences, Matt. 14, Matt. 15, Writing Redemption, you can change the world

    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.
    Posted on Sunday, April 1st, 2018 | Filed under Blog | Tagged: Carol McClain, confess, James 5:16, power of prayer, when you think God won't hear you, Writing Redemption

    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
    Posted on Monday, March 26th, 2018 | Filed under Blog | Tagged: Carol McClain, dress up, Easter, Eph. 6:, Isaiah 1: 18, metaphor of Easter, Writing Redemption

    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
    Posted on Monday, March 12th, 2018 | Filed under Blog | Tagged: Carol McClain, James 3:6, life and death in the tongue, power in the tongue, Proverbs 18:21, Writing Redemption

    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 ]

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    • 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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