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Tagged: Matt. 5: 4

Do You Know What the Fruit of Sorrow Is?
Posted on Wednesday, November 5th, 2025 | Filed under Blog | Tagged: Carol McClain, Ecc 7: 2, Matt. 5: 4, mourning, mourning to joy, Prov 13: 12, purpose of sorrow, The Fruit of Sorrow, The meaning of the beatitudes, Writing Redemption

by Carol McClain Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better. Eccl. 7: 2, KJV As a new Christian and a single mom, I, like nearly every woman in the world, longed for a spouse. However, my first marriage left me with nightmares for years. I …[ read more ]
How to Have an Abundant Life
Posted on Thursday, October 30th, 2025 | Filed under Blog | Tagged: Carol McClain, How to have an abundant life, how to mind joy, Jer. 31: 13, John 10: 10, joy for mourning, Matt. 5: 4, mourning can heal your sorrow, Writing Redemption

Carol McClain Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted. Matt. 5:4 In my youth, I really believed I irreversibly ruined my life. I had fooled with drugs, married a man I shouldn’t have (But the second mistake is a lie–I birthed the most amazing daughter any mother could hope for, so that …[ read more ]

What to you gain by being meek?

Carol McClain Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth. (Matt. 5: 5) At one time, I considered myself meek. I think I equated my yielding, ready-to-give-in nature as meek. As of late, I've seen all the places I've been arrogant: how I knew best how to write or edit or eat or exercise. (We won't get into politics). Wishy-washy isn't meek. As a matter of fact, two of the greatest men in the Bible are the only two who to whom this trait had been given. The first was Moses. Yep. You read that right. The man who confronted… ...[ full story ]

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