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  • How To Find Beauty and Joy
    Posted on Thursday, February 1st, 2024 | Filed under Blog | Tagged: @carol_mcclain, @carol_mcclain.com, joy, Meigs Falls, Phil 4:8, seize the day, Smoky Mountains, The secret to Beauty in a Humdrum World, World Crisis, Writing Redemption

    @carol_mcclain Phil. 4:8 Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things. How do you find beauty and joy? Read on. I drove to my favorite hiking spot. Swerving around curves, ignoring the roaring stream …[ read more ]

  • The Secret to Joy in a Humdrum World (1 Secret)
    Posted on Thursday, March 3rd, 2022 | Filed under Blog | Tagged: @carol_mcclain, @carol_mcclain.com, 1 secret, joy, Meigs Falls, Phil 4:8, seize the day, Smoky Mountains, The secret to Beauty in a Humdrum World, World Crisis, Writing Redemption

    @carol_mcclain Phil. 4:8 Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things. How do you find beauty and joy? Read on. I drove to my favorite hiking spot. Swerving around curves, ignoring the roaring stream …[ read more ]

  • God Can Create Beauty from Tragedy
    Posted on Monday, March 8th, 2021 | Filed under Blog | Tagged: @carol_mcclain, author Carol McClain, Baskin Creek, beauty from ashes, Beauty from tragedy, Borrowed Lives, carolmcclain.com, Gatlinburg Wildfire 2016, Great Smoky Mountains, healing from pain, Is 61:2, Smoky Mountains, Writing Redemption

    By: Carol McClain @carol_mcclain “(He has called me) To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that he might be glorified” …[ read more ]

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    • Are You, Christian, Lurking in the Dark?

      Carol McClain Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you. Isaiah 60:1 As a Christian for over forty years, I've seen some truly glorious and godly believers. Sadly, so many, while saved and loving the Lord do things we condemn in the unsaved. How many have divorced a spouse while still being "best friends" with their ex? How many babies arrived eight months after a marriage? How many have skirted the edges of the law and bragged about their exploits? Of course, the list of things we ought not  do stretches far… ...[ full story ]

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