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Forgiveness: It Heals You
Posted on Monday, July 27th, 2020 | Filed under Blog | Tagged: @carol_mcclain, Carol McClain, contemporary novels, Ephesians 4:32, forgiveness, Forgiveness heals you, how to forgive, Isaiah 43:25, Women's ficiton, Writing Redemption

By: Carol McClain carol_mcclain We’ve all been crushed by ruthless (or clueless people). Seeing as everyone sins, Christians included, we often rub shoulders with arrogant, rude, know-it-all, clueless people who tromp all over us. Sometimes it hits closer to home with more devastating consequences when parents, children, or spouses crush our spirits. We need to forgive. …[ read more ]
To Forgive=To Forget–Part 2 The How To
Posted on Monday, January 16th, 2017 | Filed under Blog | Tagged: Carol McClain, character counts, forgiveness, how to forgive, to forgive=to forget--the how to

Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.” By: Carol McClain @carol_mcclain Without forgiveness, the hurts of our lives cling to us like the smoke wildfires. We burn each time we finger the seared surface. God knows our pain. After all, He forgave the unpardonable. Upon …[ read more ]

To Inherit the World, Are You Prepared to Meet the Cost? Consider the Christmas Story

Carol McClain Matt. 5:5 “Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth." The meek. We think of them as spineless milquetoasts. Unassertive and too timid to achieve anything. Although not mentioned as meek, consider Mary, especially in this Christmas season. As a teenage girl betrothed--essentially married in all but consummation--an angel appears to her. We, of course, know what the angel proclaimed. The only hesitation Mary has is that she is a virgin, so how can she be pregnant? Once she accepts her destiny, the consequences begin. As a pregnant teen, everyone thinks she's been licentious and unfaithful… ...[ full story ]

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