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  • God Loves the Outcast: Ruth
    Posted on Sunday, August 14th, 2022 | Filed under Blog | Tagged: @carol_mcclain, Ancestry, Bible book of Ruth, Carol McClain, character, God loves the outcast, jewsforjesus.org, Ruth, trials, Writing Redemption

    @carol_mcclain Recently I moved from northern New York, from a rural community closer to Montreal than any US city. Tennessee offered a vastly different world, and more than the differences I found here, I was a newcomer. Friend groups had been established, and being an introvert, working my way into them proved difficult. I was a …[ read more ]

  • Learn To Do Good: Hard/But Possible
    Posted on Tuesday, September 1st, 2020 | Filed under Blog | Tagged: @carol_mcclain, Carol McClain, character, COVID-19, evil, good, holiness, How to learn to do good, Isaiah 1:16-17, Learn to do good, Luke 6:45, Six Ways to Be Holy, Why Media Hates Christians, Writing Redemption

    By: Carol McClain @carol_mcclain . We’re looking at Isaiah 1:16-17. And if you are with me, you know because we’re saved by grace and not works, people see our human nature and think we’re a bunch of hypocrites. News flash: Nope. We’re not. Oh? You already knew that. As a review, Isaiah 1:16b-17 reads: Cease to …[ read more ]

  • First Way to be Holy: Stop Doing Evil
    Posted on Tuesday, August 25th, 2020 | Filed under Blog | Tagged: @carol_mcclain, Carol McClain, character, First Way to be Holy: Stop Doing Evil, Isaiah 1:16-17, refuse to do evil, Romans 2:1, Writing Redemption

    By: Carol McClain @carol_mcclain The early chapters of Isaiah have me seeing our precious church and the miracle of grace portrayed poorly. In a quick review, last week we looked at Isaiah 1:16-17.   Isaiah 1:16b-17 reads: Cease to do evil. Learn to do good. Seek justice. Rebuke the oppressor Defend the fatherless Plead for the …[ read more ]

  • Six Ways to Be Holy: Why Media Hates Christians
    Posted on Tuesday, August 18th, 2020 | Filed under Blog | Tagged: @carol_mcclain, 1 Peter 1:16, Carol McClain, character, COVID-19, evil, fatherless, good, holiness, Isaiah 1:16-17, justice, oppression, perfectionism, Six Ways to Be Holy, Why Media Hates Christians, widowers, Writing Redemption

    By: Carol McClain @carol_mcclain The bain of my existence. Scripture says, “As it is written: “Be holy, because I am holy” (1Peter 1:16). I used to try. Don’t believe me? Read August third’s blog . But that’s another story, as they say. Besides, I’ve learned the power of grace. So why this post? Have you ever thought why the only …[ read more ]

  • Why Do We Face Disappointment?
    Posted on Monday, September 17th, 2018 | Filed under Blog | Tagged: @carol_mcclain, Benefits of disappointment, Carol McClain, character, disappointment, discouragement, God's kingdom, God's will, Phil 1: 6, rejection, why do we face disappointment, Writing Redemption

    By: Carol McClain     carol_mcclain “Being confident in this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ” (Phil. 1:6, KJV). How I love the above Scripture. How often have I misinterpreted it? I usually look at it as the fulfillment of my dreams. I …[ read more ]

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    • Ten Ways to be Filled with the Holy Spirit

        @carol_mcclain "Don't be drunk with wine, be filled with the Spirit!" 1 Cor.5:18 According to John Piper, how do we get drunk with wine? We drink it. Lots of it. So how do we get drunk with the Holy Spirit? Immerse yourself in God. Drink in lots of Him. Read your Scriptures. Pray. Sing Psalms and hymns and contemporary Christian music. Listen to edifying Christian stations. Avoid our entertainment that celebrates sinful behavior--alcohol, sex, foul language. Hang out with practicing, like-minded Christians. Go to church. Take notes on the sermon. Look around this world and see the glory God… ...[ full story ]

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