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The BEST Christmas Gift
Posted on Monday, December 24th, 2018 | Filed under Blog | Tagged: @carol_mcclain, Carol McClain, Christmas, Christmas Gifts, Edward VIII, gifts, Isaiah 9:6, Philippians 2:6-9, Wallis Simpson, Writing Redemption
By Carol McClain: @carol_mcclain In 1937 King Edward VIII of England gave up his title and power and glory for love. He loved a sinner–a married American in the process of divorce. Wallis Simpson sympathized with the Nazis. Edward loved her, so he sacrificed everything for her. For an American, this love which created a constitutional crisis in England, speaks of a fairy …[ read more ]

Your Past Can Be Forgiven: Rahab
@carol_mcclain Is your past unforgiveable? Definitely not. Consider Rahab, one of the ancestors of Jesus, mentioned in Matthew 1:5. She was a prostitute. No one chooses this lifestyle. In ancient Israel, women found few avenues of employment. If unmarried or widowed, they very often had to turn to prostitution in order to survive. Who wants to have non-stop sex with strangers? According to the Shalvi/Hyman Encyclopedia of Jewish Women: [caption id="attachment_2044" align="alignleft" width="200"] No one's fallen so low that God can't redeem.[/caption] "Rahab, who begins as triply marginalized—Canaanite, woman, and prostitute—moves to the center as bearer of a divine message… ...[ full story ]

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