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  • Proven Way to Find Rest
    Posted on Monday, August 3rd, 2020 | Filed under Blog | Tagged: @carol_mcclain, 1 Cor. 10:13, A New York Yankee on Stinking Creek, Carol McClain, Christianity, COVID-19, faith, Grace, how to find peace, how to find rest, Jer 29:11, Matthew 11: 28-29, peace, peace and an expected end, proven way to find rest, Ps 46:10, Rest, Rom. 5:20, Writing Redemption

    By: Carol McClain @carol_mcclain   My least favorite scripture for many years was Matthew 11:28-29. It reads, “Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give your rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find …[ read more ]

  • God Says, You Are Beautiful and Flawless
    Posted on Monday, November 12th, 2018 | Filed under Blog | Tagged: . You are beautiful and flawless, @carol_mcclain, Col. 23, faith, no flaw, Song 4:7, Song of Solomon 4:7, works, Writing Redemption

    By: Carol McClain      carol_mcclain   If you’re like me, you despise: The correction Martha got from Jesus when she bruised her bony fingers making sure everything looked and tasted wonderful for her guests. Colossians 3:23-24 because it sends you into a volunteering frenzy. “Whatever you do, work heartily…knowing that from the Lord you will receive the …[ read more ]

  • Religion and Potatoes: Six Differences Between Religion and Faith
    Posted on Monday, April 24th, 2017 | Filed under Blog | Tagged: Carol McClain, character counts, faith, faith/works, Mark 7:15, religion, spirituality

    There is nothing outside the man which can defile him if it goes into him; but the things which proceed out of the man are what defile the man. Mark 7:15   By: Carol McClain  @carol_mcclain Neil, bless his heart, loves potatoes. Yuck. No meal is complete without the spuds. Have I said yuck, yet? Every …[ read more ]

  • Four Hints You Are Religious Rather Than Spiritual
    Posted on Monday, April 17th, 2017 | Filed under Blog | Tagged: 4 hints you are religious rather than spiritual, Carol McClain, character counts, faith, faith/works, filthy rags, Is 64:6, spirituality

      All of us have become like one who is unclean, and all our righteous acts are like filthy rags; we all shrivel up like a leaf, and like the wind our sins sweep us away. Is. 64:6   By: Carol McClain  @carol_mcclain For most of my Christian life, I belong to a lively church that …[ read more ]

  • Faith: How to Get It: PAPS
    Posted on Monday, November 9th, 2015 | Filed under Blog | Tagged: Book of James, doubt, faith, Ivan Panin

      English: The apostle James in the Stavelot Bible. Initial to the Epistle of James. Folio 197 verso. (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) 6 But when you ask, you must believe and not doubt, because the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind. 7 That person should not expect to receive anything …[ read more ]

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      “How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives. What we do with this hour and with that one, is what we are doing.” ― Annie Dillard, The Writing Life It's the new year, and of course, you've made resolutions. Do you want to exercise more? Cook healthy meals? Write a book? Have you resolved that this is the year you'd accomplish this? Nearly all of us have already broken our resolves. Why? Because we do what we want to do. Wait, our resolves are our desire, or so we think. Not if you're not doing… ...[ full story ]

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