For we know that the law is spiritual, but I am of the flesh, sold under sin. For I do not understand my own actions. For I do not do what I want, but I do the very thing I hate. Now if I do what I do not want, I agree with the law, …[ read more ]

For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves. Col. 1:13 By: Carol McClain  @carol_mcclain For twenty years, I parented alone. No man visited the church I dedicated myself to, and I wasn’t going to search among the unsaved for love or a father-figure …[ read more ]

Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation and leaves no regret, but worldly sorrow brings death. 2 Cor. 7:10   By: Carol McClain  @carol_mcclain New York State has annual regents exams . Like all tests, they have strict guidelines. If a student asks directions on how to answer, teachers were instructed to say, “Read the question and do your best.” One question …[ read more ]

Charm is deceitful and beauty is vain, but the (person) who fears the Lord is to be praised. Proverbs 31:30   By: Carol McClain  @carol_mcclain I sliced into a strawberry. The red fruit was large and perfectly formed. It lay in a container with other berries identical to it. My mouth watered with the promise of …[ read more ]

 For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God;  not as a result of works, so that no one may boast. Eph. 2:8-9 By: Carol McClain  @carol_mcclain Newly divorced with a young child, I started life over again in Malone, a tiny town in Northern New York. Here I met some lovely …[ read more ]