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Tagged: giving all to God

How to Attain Perfect Peace
Posted on Monday, May 28th, 2018 | Filed under Blog | Tagged: anxious for nothing, Carol McClain, giving all to God, God, How to attain perfect peace, Is. 26:3, Jesus, peace, Phil 4:6-7, Prov. 3: 5-6, The Poison We Drink, Writing Redemption
By: Carol McClain carol_mcclain “Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus” Phil. 4: 6-7. A strange thing happened this last week. As most of you …[ read more ]

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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