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The First Three Steps in Conquering Grief
Posted on Wednesday, March 8th, 2023 | Filed under Blog | Tagged: accepting the unacceptable, Carol McClain, Ecclesiastes 3:2, first steps in conquering grief, five stages of grief, five steps of grief, God's care, Grace, https://www.washington.edu/counseling/2020/06/08/the-stages-of-grief-accepting-the-unacceptable/, Malachi 4:2, overcoming grief, self compassion, Washington university, Writing Redemption

@carol_mcclain Are you surrounded by loss?To say life’s been hard for me these last few months is an understatement. Loss piled upon loss. After multiple 800-mile trips from Tennessee to New York helping to care for my mother with her declining health, she died. Grief gripped me, but Mom had reached 92. She knew Jesus. …[ read more ]

Christian–You Are Righteous, But Are You Merciful?

Carol McClain Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy. Matt. 5:7 Don Carson, a theologian and co-founder of Gospel Coalition, writes: “Mercy is a loving response prompted by the misery and helplessness of the one on which love is to be showered.” If I only knew then what I know now. I used to be able to point my fingers at others for not learning how to pull themselves out of the gutter. After all, I'd come from a rough and tumble upbringing where alcohol use (we were NOT drug addicts, thank you) was de rigueur. Poor and self-conscious… ...[ full story ]

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