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Tagged: using your gift for God.

Step 1: Beating Perfectionsim: Strive for Excellence, Not Perfection
Posted on Monday, September 26th, 2016 | Filed under Blog | Tagged: beat perfectionism, being perfect, Carol McClain, character counts, Col. 3:23, excellence, strive for excellence, using your gift for God.
“Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters,” Col. 3:23. By: Carol McClain @carol_mcclain For many years, a man I’ll call Quinten attended our church. Life damaged him. Not only cognitively impaired, Q suffered many emotional abuses. Drugs compounded the issues, and then he …[ read more ]

The Significance of One
@carol_mcclain 1 Peter 4:10 As each one has received a special gift, employ it in serving one another as good stewards of the manifold grace of God. I heard an interesting thought by Arlo Guthrie this weekend--who'd have thought he'd inspire inspirational thoughts. The following is my abbreviated take on an interesting tale. Guthrie told the tale of Joseph. He dreamt grand dreams that made his brothers angry. One day, his father sent him looking for his eleven brothers. "They're out there somewhere." Somewhere? Israel was a big place, especially wandering on foot. Joseph made it to Shechem and found… ...[ full story ]

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