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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 ]

  • If you accept Jesus, you are complete.
    Posted on Monday, February 27th, 2017 | Filed under Blog | Tagged: Carol McClain, character counts, end of self, forgiveness of sins, fulfillment of self, Grace, If you accept Jesus you are complete, perfection

    Therefore let it be known to you, brethren, that through Him forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you, 39 and [ b ]through Him everyone who believes is freed from all things, from which you could not be freed through the Law of Moses . Acts 13:38-39 By: Carol McClain  @carol_mcclain I was raised in a church tradition that never offered complete eradication of sin. Always a stain remained and sacrifices had to …[ read more ]

  • Three People to Blame When Saying No
    Posted on Monday, July 4th, 2016 | Filed under Blog | Tagged: Carol McClain, character counts, Ecclesiastes 3, Epistle to the Ephesians 2:8-9, Grace, obedience, saying no, three people to blame when saying no, works

    8 For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— 9 not by works, so that no one can boast. Ephesians 2:8-9 By: Carol McClain  @carol_mcclain   Friends called my daughter. Being a good mother, I understood her need for privacy, so I washed dishes while I listened. (I …[ read more ]

  • We’re Just Like Michelangelo
    Posted on Monday, July 6th, 2015 | Filed under Blog | Tagged: Florence, Grace, Michelangelo, Salvation, The David

    Before the victory We should be like David You are like Michelangelo. And my husband has the traits of Michelangelo’s famous sculpture, David. We had finally made it to Florence, and Neil had orders. We would not leave Italy until we’d seen Michelangelo’s David. I’d seen the Pieta , and thought seeing it again, although desired, would …[ read more ]

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    • Five Ways To Keep Your Resolutions

      “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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