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How I Conquered Fear
Posted on Tuesday, February 27th, 2024 | Filed under Blog | Tagged: @carol_mcclain, Carol McClain, conquering fear, Helen Keller, how to conquer fear, ps 23, Writing Redemption

@carol_mcclain I conquered fear. Well–one fear–but the technique works. Tale of Two (four?) Dogs I jogged along our road. About a half mile from our home, a doodle with his companion pit bull darted into the road, barking, snarling and leaping up on me. Ironically, the pit bull stayed back, but the doodle wanted to take …[ read more ]

How Do You Find Heaven?

Carol McClain Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Matthew 5:3 In my darkest hours, when my emotional health was at the lowest, I understood I needed Jesus. When we are "poor in spirit," the first Beatitude says, we can find heaven. (Read last week's post. Click here). However, once we have recognized we all sin and cannot redeem ourselves, we still must recognize our poverty of spirit. When we sin, when we're depressed, when our Christian witness is less than inspiring, we need to repent and turn back to Christ. There are probably… ...[ full story ]

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