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  • How Running Like a Chicken Is Like Running From God
    Posted on Tuesday, May 16th, 2023 | Filed under Blog | Tagged: 2 Corinthians 12: 9-11, finding God, how to catch a chicken, Proverbs 12: 14-16, Proverbs 14:12, Psalm 31:19, Romans 8:28

    by @carol_mcclain I got chicken(s). Finally, they grew enough to join my larger hens in the big coup. Except– Lulu, one of the chicks, didn’t like being cooped up. Not having grown large, Lulu found a space under the door where she could slip out. How do you catch a chicken? I was about to find out–and …[ read more ]

  • Your Past Does Not Define You
    Posted on Monday, August 1st, 2022 | Filed under Blog | Tagged: Carol McClain, Deuteronomy 25:5, Er, genesis 38, Genesis 38:26, God will redeem you, Jewish Women's Archive, Judah, No sin too great for God, Onan, Perez, Romans 8:28, shameful past, Shelah, Tamar, Writing Redemption

    @carol_mcclain Corey climbed the school bus one sunny spring day. As she took the first step, the entire bus chanted in unison, “Cooty-bug Corey, cooty-bug Corey.” They didn’t stop until the bus dropped her off at school. I believe Corey was ten-years-old, a nice girl who y I believe had the misfortune of getting head lice–a …[ read more ]

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    • Four Responses to Prayer. Which Fits You?

      arol 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 happen. I was walking to my car after picking up groceries to feed him, when the story of Jesus calming the wind came to mind (Matthew 8:23-27). Shyly (I was in a public place) I raised my hand to the wind and prayed, “Be still. Please… ...[ full story ]

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