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  • Denial: Step One in the Seven Stages of Grief
    Posted on Wednesday, March 22nd, 2023 | Filed under Blog | Tagged: denial, Ecclesiastes 7: 2, Elisabeth Kubler-Ross, five stages of grief, Grief, How to conquer grief, How to walk through grief, Seven stages of grief, University of Washington

    @carol_mcclain “It is better to go to a house of mourning than to go to a house of feasting, for death is the destiny of everyone; the living should take this to heart” (Ecc. 7:2, NIV). Grieving can be for any traumatic issue. In my life, I’m processing grief over multiple losses and problems. However, if you have experienced …[ read more ]

  • Ecclesiastes 1:18–Knowledge=Sorrow
    Posted on Thursday, October 11th, 2012 | Filed under Blog | Tagged: Ecclesiastes 1:18, Grief, knowledge, sorrow

        Much learning earns you much trouble. The more you know, the more you hurt. Eccl 1:18 This verse confused me. I love knowledge. I believed you can never have too much. But then, I discovered, the hard way, the more you know, the more you realize you don’t know. Then you find yourself …[ read more ]

  • Good Grief
    Posted on Thursday, April 19th, 2012 | Filed under Uncategorized | Tagged: Ecclesiastes 7, Grief, sorrow

    Good Grief (Photo credit: Camps ) It is better to go to the house of mourning, than to go to the house of feasting: for that is the end of all men; and the living will lay it to his heart. 3 Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart …[ read more ]

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    • Cultural Identity Applies to Christians Too

      by Carol McClain You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden. Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house.  In the same way, let your light shine before others,that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven. —Matt. 5: 14-16 Critics complain Christians deny cultural identities when those communities differ from a Christian perspective. In effect, so many "enlightened" pundits claim a Christian has no right to their… ...[ full story ]

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