Carol McClain We pray. Maybe fast. We ask according to God’s will, and God refuses our request. Why? We know the pat answers. God always answers: Yes. No. Not Now. Those pat answers don’t always salve our aching heart or our need. An illustration of God’s wisdom in denying our request. Pastor B officiated at my mother’s …[ read more ]

By: Carol McClain        carol_mcclain Have you ever prayed and prayed and prayed and nothing ever happened? If you’ve been a Christian for any length of time, I don’t have to guess at the answer. Unfortunately, to us mortals with mortal desires, sometimes the answer is no. Sometimes, though, God’s working behind the scenes. I have two …[ read more ]

Carol McClain        @carol_mcclain   My roofer-brother-in-law flew four hundred miles to my house to put on a new roof. As a single mom with only my salary as support, his help was critical. He had one day. Of course, that day threatened rain. The wind already picked up and promised to deliver what the weatherman predicted. This couldn’t …[ read more ]

Carol McClain   @carol_mcclain With childlike faith, I decided I would write a novel about a paramedic. I naively researched the profession and assumed I had the correct information. I wasn’t so naive as to think it was perfect. During this time period, I wondered, too, if I was called to write. I belonged to a floundering critique group …[ read more ]

By Carol McClain:   @carol_mcclain “Two thirds of the praying we do is for that which would give us the greatest possible pleasure to receive. It is a sort of spiritual self-indulgence in which we engage and, as a consequence, is the exact opposite of self-discipline. God knows all this and keeps His children asking…And no matter …[ read more ]