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Importance of Importunate Prayer
Posted on Monday, September 18th, 2017 | Filed under Blog | Tagged: . Luke 11, Gen. 32Carol McClain, importunate prayer. Luke 18, Matt 15. Ex. 32, Writing Redemption
@carol_mcclain I diet regularly, but never seem to lose weight because I give up when I’m hungry. And then, I regularly decide I’m going to train for a marathon. Usually, around mile two, I decide a 5K is more than enough. Worse than the above, in all my art, being fearful of ruining the final product, …[ 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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