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Tagged: Isaiah 35:1

Joy: How do you find it when your world falls apart?
Posted on Tuesday, December 13th, 2022 | Filed under Blog | Tagged: @carol_mcclain, Borrowed Lives, Carol McClain, Ecclesiastes 1:9, How to find joy, Isaiah 35:1, joy, Philippians 4:8, Romans, Romans 8, romans 8: 35-39, sorrow, sorrow at Christmas, Writing Redemption

@carol_mcclain The wilderness and the wasteland shall be glad for them, And the desert shall rejoice and blossom as the rose. (Is. 35:1) This last Sunday, Neil and I lit the third Advent candle–the rose one. Joy. Of all things with the recent loss of my mother (not to mention my usual litany of sorrowful things–I …[ read more ]

Ten Ways to be Filled with the Holy Spirit

@carol_mcclain "Don't be drunk with wine, be filled with the Spirit!" 1 Cor.5:18 According to John Piper, how do we get drunk with wine? We drink it. Lots of it. So how do we get drunk with the Holy Spirit? Immerse yourself in God. Drink in lots of Him. Read your Scriptures. Pray. Sing Psalms and hymns and contemporary Christian music. Listen to edifying Christian stations. Avoid our entertainment that celebrates sinful behavior--alcohol, sex, foul language. Hang out with practicing, like-minded Christians. Go to church. Take notes on the sermon. Look around this world and see the glory God… ...[ full story ]

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