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Do You Know What the Fruit of Sorrow Is?
Posted on Wednesday, November 5th, 2025 | Filed under Blog | Tagged: Carol McClain, Ecc 7: 2, Matt. 5: 4, mourning, mourning to joy, Prov 13: 12, purpose of sorrow, The Fruit of Sorrow, The meaning of the beatitudes, Writing Redemption

by Carol McClain Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better. Eccl. 7: 2, KJV As a new Christian and a single mom, I, like nearly every woman in the world, longed for a spouse. However, my first marriage left me with nightmares for years. I …[ read more ]

Christian–You Are Righteous, But Are You Merciful?

Carol McClain Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy. Matt. 5:7 Don Carson, a theologian and co-founder of Gospel Coalition, writes: “Mercy is a loving response prompted by the misery and helplessness of the one on which love is to be showered.” If I only knew then what I know now. I used to be able to point my fingers at others for not learning how to pull themselves out of the gutter. After all, I'd come from a rough and tumble upbringing where alcohol use (we were NOT drug addicts, thank you) was de rigueur. Poor and self-conscious… ...[ full story ]

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