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  • What Really Matters in Life: Lessons from Alone: Benefits of Adversity
    Posted on Thursday, August 12th, 2021 | Filed under Blog | Tagged: Adversity, Alone, benefits of adversity, Carol McClain, Discovery's Alone, Gal 6:7-8, Jer 29:11, Lessons from Alone, Vancouver Island, what really matters in life, Writing Redemption

    @carol_mcclain “Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap. For he who sows to the flesh will of the flesh reap corruption, but he who sows to the Spirit will of the Spirit reap everlasting life.“  Galatians 6:7-8 . Adversity Creates Determination I don’t need to tell you, we, …[ read more ]

  • Proven Way to Find Rest
    Posted on Monday, August 3rd, 2020 | Filed under Blog | Tagged: @carol_mcclain, 1 Cor. 10:13, A New York Yankee on Stinking Creek, Carol McClain, Christianity, COVID-19, faith, Grace, how to find peace, how to find rest, Jer 29:11, Matthew 11: 28-29, peace, peace and an expected end, proven way to find rest, Ps 46:10, Rest, Rom. 5:20, Writing Redemption

    By: Carol McClain @carol_mcclain   My least favorite scripture for many years was Matthew 11:28-29. It reads, “Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give your rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find …[ read more ]

  • Got Troubles? 5 Ways to Correct Your Perspective
    Posted on Wednesday, August 8th, 2018 | Filed under Blog | Tagged: @carol_mcclain, 5 ways to correct perspective, disappointments, Jer 29:11, mourning, moving on, overcoming despair, perspective, Phil 4:13, Writing Redemption

    By: Carol McClain      carol_mcclain Life’s been chaotic for me lately. Too many frustrating (and expensive things) have gone wrong this year. They sent me into a time of mourning–as you can tell from my dearth of blog posts. If it could go wrong–it did. And because it broke down in May, doesn’t mean it’s fixed yet. At …[ read more ]

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    • 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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