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Tagged: Galatians 5:1

Sin and the Stockholm Syndrome
Posted on Monday, August 5th, 2019 | Filed under Blog | Tagged: @carol_mcclain, Bible, Carol McClain, Galatians 5:1, Matthew 6:24, Patty Hearst, sin, society, Stockholm syndrome, Writing Redemption

Carol McClain carol_mcclain On Feb. 1974, the Symbionese Liberation Army kidnapped heiress Patty Hearst. Two months later, authorities caught her robbing the Hibernia Bank in San Francisco with her captors. How did a young woman with no history of protests or rebellion, one who came from an affluent, conservative family suddenly become a bank robber? A …[ read more ]

Disturbing Thoughts About Mercy

Matt. 5:7: Delight in graciously helping others knowing God will graciously help you. Carson, 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.” Mercy flows directly out of the previous four Beatitudes (we know ourselves to be poor and needy, hungering for righteousness.) Mercy is one of the richest words in Hebrew tradition. One of the key qualities of God, lovingkindness, generosity to the weak and helpless, continued love for people even when they’re unfaithful. How much mercy you show is the result… ...[ full story ]

Carol McClain