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Do-Overs: It’s never too late to start over (unless you die)
Posted on Monday, July 25th, 2022 | Filed under Blog | Tagged: Bathsheba, can I start again, Carol McClain, do-overs, forgiveness, Jonah, Matthew 1, Prodigal Lives, Rahab, Ruth, Sampson, start again, Tamar, Writing Redemption

@carol_mcclain I was training for my first marathon. I’d left my running partner and headed for my cool-down when suddenly a HUGE boulder (aka: a pebble) lept out of the ground and tripped me up. I tumbled. I felt like I rolled head over keister. Worse than the mild concussion and bruised muscles and scraped skin, …[ read more ]

How To Get Mercy

Carol McClain Blessed are the merciful for they shall receive mercy. Matthew 5:7 A segment of our society keeps saying we need to help adults who were raised in tough circumstances. Their ancestors had been abused or their parents had been reprobates. Their pasts have dictated their future. They are innocent. As a Christian, I'm sad to say, I used to think "poppycock to that." They had resources, teaching, help. They could do this themselves. Look at me. I grew up in a home of alcoholics, in poverty, and with many poor examples to model my life on. I'm doing… ...[ full story ]

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