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 ]

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 ]

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 ]