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  • What Is Permanent in Life?
    Posted on Monday, August 10th, 2020 | Filed under Blog | Tagged: @carol_mcclain, Carol McClain, COVID-19, Gen. 26:25, get rid of stress., Heb. 13:8, how to find truth, humor, permanence, quarantine, What Is Permanent in Life?, What is truth, worry, Writing Redemption

    By: Carol McClain @carol_mcclain I read in 3-Minute Prayers for Women this Scripture and the following comment: “So (Isaac) built an altar there and called upon the name of the Lord and pitched his tent there” (Gen. 26:25). From the text, the following idea was presented: “Isaac built an altar–an enduring reminder of (God)–and pitched his tent–a …[ read more ]

  • Gratitude Improves Health
    Posted on Saturday, December 7th, 2019 | Filed under Blog | Tagged: @carol_mcclain, Carol McClain, freedom from pain, get rid of stress., gratitude, Gratitude and physical health, gratitude improves health, gratitude journal, how to be grateful, how to be thankful, How to find gratitude in the midst of trials, pain, thankfulness, thankfulness improves relationships, thankfulness leads to good health, trials, Writing Redemption

    By Carol McClain @carol_mcclain   Gratitude improves physical health. Grateful people experience fewer aches and pains and report feeling healthier than other people, according to a 2012 study published in  Personality and Individual Differences. Not surprisingly, grateful people are also more likely to take care of their health. They exercise more often and are more likely to attend regular check-ups, which …[ read more ]

  • Gratitude Improves Relationships
    Posted on Friday, December 6th, 2019 | Filed under Blog | Tagged: @carol_mcclain, 1 Thes. 5:16, Bless This Mess, Carol McClain, freedom from pain, get rid of stress., gratitude, gratitude journal, how to be grateful, how to be thankful, How to find gratitude in the midst of trials, pain, Psalm 23:5, thankfulness, trials, Wait Wait Don't Tell Me, Writing Redemption

    By Carol McClain @carol_mcclain According to Psychology Today, (http://bit.ly/2sRBIR0), gratitude improves relationships. Can you imagine why? While sitting in the teacher’s room, a colleague and I had an agreeable conversation between grading papers. In came “Bud.” He never had a positive thing to say. “Bellyache, bellyache…” My friend had the good fortune to need hearing aids. …[ read more ]

  • Thankfulness in Times of Trials
    Posted on Friday, December 6th, 2019 | Filed under Blog | Tagged: @carol_mcclain, 1 Thes. 5:16, Bless This Mess, Carol McClain, freedom from pain, get rid of stress., gratitude, gratitude journal, how to be grateful, how to be thankful, How to find gratitude in the midst of trials, pain, Psalm 23:5, thankfulness, trials, Wait Wait Don't Tell Me, Writing Redemption

    By Carol McClain @carol_mcclain You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; You have anointed my head with oil; My cup overflows. Ps. 23:5 We live our lives denying the fact they will end. Or else, we expect, as Christians, that our lives will be pain-free if we have the right combination …[ read more ]

  • Adam And Eve: Epitome of Ungratefuness
    Posted on Tuesday, December 3rd, 2019 | Filed under Blog | Tagged: @carol_mcclain, 1 Thes. 5:16, Bless This Mess, Carol McClain, get rid of stress., gratitude, gratitude journal, how to be grateful, how to be thankful, thankfulness, Wait Wait Don't Tell Me, Writing Redemption

    By Carol McClain @carol_mcclain In Everything give thanks, for this is the will of God for you in Christ Jesus. 1 Thes. 5:18 Prior to Thanksgiving, our pastor preached about Adam and Eve. He posited that ingratitude caused their downfall. This slant on the well-worn episode made me think. God gave this duo everything but… They …[ read more ]

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    • Your Past Can Be Forgiven: Rahab

      @carol_mcclain Is your past unforgiveable? Definitely not. Consider Rahab, one of the ancestors of Jesus, mentioned in Matthew 1:5. She was a prostitute. No one chooses this lifestyle. In ancient Israel, women found few avenues of employment. If unmarried or widowed, they very often had to turn to prostitution in order to survive. Who wants to have non-stop sex with strangers? According to the Shalvi/Hyman Encyclopedia of Jewish Women: [caption id="attachment_2044" align="alignleft" width="200"] No one's fallen so low that God can't redeem.[/caption] "Rahab, who begins as triply marginalized—Canaanite, woman, and prostitute—moves to the center as bearer of a divine message… ...[ full story ]

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