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  • You Are Who You Need To Be:Comparisons Always Fail You
    Posted on Monday, August 29th, 2022 | Filed under Blog | Tagged: @carol_mcclain, 1 John 1:9, 1 John 3: 1-2, 2 Corinthians 5:17, Bathsheba, carolmcclain.com, Ephesians 4:1, Jeremiah 1:5, Rahab, Romans 8, Ruth, Tamar, Writing Redemption

    @carol_mcclai n Over the past few months, we’ve looked at four mighty women in Jesus’s genealogy. All lived sinful or abused or despised lives. Despite their reputations and upbringing, each woman defied society’s definition of her life and left a legacy for Christ. Who are you? Tamar–Jacob believed she killed his sons. He deceived Tamar when …[ 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 ]

  • Do-Overs: It’s never too late to start over (unless you die)
    Posted on Monday, July 25th, 2022 | Filed under Blog | Tagged: Bathsheba, can I start again, Carol McClain, do-overs, forgiveness, Jonah, Matthew 1, Prodigal Lives, Rahab, Ruth, Sampson, start again, Tamar, Writing Redemption

    @carol_mcclain I was training for my first marathon. I’d left my running partner and headed for my cool-down when suddenly a HUGE boulder (aka: a pebble) lept out of the ground and tripped me up. I tumbled. I felt like I rolled head over keister. Worse than the mild concussion and bruised muscles and scraped skin, …[ read more ]

  • Proof You Matter: Look at Tamar
    Posted on Monday, March 14th, 2022 | Filed under Blog | Tagged: @carol_mcclain, Borrowed Lives, Carol McClain, gen 38:6-30, Genealogy of Jesus, Jesus, Matthew 1: 3, Proof you mattar, Romans 8:38, Tamar, Women matter, Writing Redemption, your ministry

    @carol_mcclain   Odd to many, I love the genealogies of the Bible. In them, we find a rich history. I cannot breeze through them because each name tells a story that takes time to understand in order to uncover the depth of meaning. You matter. You’re not a name in a list of names, just another …[ read more ]

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    • The Purpose of Suffering

      Carol McClain I love stained glass. Whenever I post a picture, swarms of friends beg for lessons. They never count the cost. How to make stained glass:   Choose the glass. The process begins with a nice, but uninteresting, unrefined product. Take a sharp blade. Cut and break the glass according to the pattern. Be sure to have bandaids on hand. You will cut yourself. Grind the glass. No matter how careful you are, the piece won't fit perfectly, so you need to grind. Again, keep the bandaids on hand. Wash the glass. Foil the glass. Before you foil, you may… ...[ full story ]

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