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Tagged: James 5:16-17

House Cleaning and Sin: How We Justify Our Self-Hatred
Posted on Monday, June 26th, 2017 | Filed under Blog | Tagged: 1 John 1:9, Carol McClain, character counts, How we justify our self-hatred, James 5:16-17, self-hatred, self-loathing, sin

Therefore, confess your sins to one another, and pray for one another so that you may be healed. The effective prayer of a righteous man can accomplish much. James 5:16 By Carol McClain: @carol_mcclain We invited friends over to the house at the last minute. I looked over my home and knew I only had time for what I called …[ read more ]
Confess Your Sins: The Benefits of Confession–James 5:16-17
Posted on Monday, February 22nd, 2016 | Filed under Blog | Tagged: Carol McClain, character counts, confidentiality, healing of confession, James 5:16-17, twelve-step program

Make this your common practice: Confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you can live together whole and healed. The prayer of a person living right with God is something powerful to be reckoned with. James 5:16-17 The Message . Confession? “No,” you say. “That went out with the 20th century.” “No,” …[ read more ]

How Do You Know What Is Right and True?

Carol McClain The world is hungry for happiness, and it is starving. Whoever pursues righteousness and love finds prosperity and honor. Pr. 21:21 If we look at the world around us today, we see the truth of the above. Everyone touts, "I'll living my truth." Like Pilate, who asked, "What is truth?" they set about to redefine it. In the process, only Orwellian doublespeak works. A few contemporary examples Maybe someone believes in a pro-abortion. They define the conceived child as only a fetus (which actually originates from the Latin fētus, meaning "offspring," "bringing forth," or "hatching of young"). The… ...[ full story ]

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