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  • To Inherit the World, Are You Prepared to Meet the Cost? Consider the Christmas Story
    Posted on Monday, December 8th, 2025 | Filed under Blog | Tagged: Luke 1: 46-55, matt 5: 5, Tangled Lives, The Magnificat, the meek inherit the earth, what does it mean to be meek, what happens to the prideful

    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 …[ read more ]

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    • How Holding a Grudge Hurts You

      Carol McClain   I read the names of attendees at a recent two-day festival, one with stellar book sales. The name of one group I once belonged to stopped me. Excitement fled, and a heaviness filled my spirit. My joyful spirit turned sodden. Not them! Doesn't matter. I'm not connected with them any longer. I squared my shoulders and determined to ignore the entire group who so grievously hurt me. Alas ... I'll never overcome their wrongs! On day one of the festival, two new members manned my nemeses' booth. No harm in chatting with them. So I put on my… ...[ full story ]

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