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The Real Benefit of Adversity
Posted on Tuesday, August 14th, 2018 | Filed under Blog | Tagged: @carol_mcclain, Carol McClain, facing trials, mourning Ecclesiastes 7:2, Philippians 4: 12-13, problems, scars dealing with adversity, The Real Benefits of Adversity, Writing Redemption

By: Carol McClain carol_mcclain Life. There’s not one person in this world who gets out unscarred. Nor is there one living thing–botanical or animal–that’s not been eaten, infected, or gnawed. Look at any tree or butterfly or human. We all bear scars. 1 Peter 4:12 tells us to not be dismayed by fiery trials. Everyone gets …[ read more ]

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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