Carole McDonnell
I am a freelance writer, and reviewer. My fiction includes the novel Wind Follower and short stories. My Bible study, Seeds of Bible Study: How not to interpret the Bible, is available online.
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Inspirational Bible Verse: Deuteronomy 33:27 The Eternal God is Your Refuge, and Underneath Are the Everlasting ArmsLearning to lean on God's love, power, and care.
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False Prophets, Spiritual Discernment, and Harold CampingGod is still revealing the richness contained within His Scripture, The Bible. But don't allow yourself to be deceived by false teachers, false prophets, and even by your own dreams and visions. -
Inspirational Bible Verse: Genesis 16:13 You Are a God Who Sees MeA commentary on a Bible verse that can both heal and challenge: Hagar's surprise that God sees her heart.
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Review: Anxious for Nothing by John MacArthurA review of a Christian book about anxiety.
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How Many Times Should I Rewrite?All writing must be revised through successive drafts. It's best to be methodical
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Lesson Plans: Media, MessageHow the media affects the message and how the poet and artist understands art.
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The Story of My Encounter with My AngelI was sixteen and I saw an angel. It helped me connect to my spiritual father. The angel had a wonderful smile
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Why Do Christians Worship on Sunday, the First Day of the Week?Many Christians don't understand some of the traditions of their own religion. We don't know why we worship on the first day of the week.
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Discovery, Not AttainmentJesus said we will know the truth and the truth will set us free. We need to read our Bibles so we can understand the many truths. It's not about attaining but discovering what God has said
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Teaching Children About Stereotypical Characters in MoviesChildren often don't know what they know. They don't know how trained their assessment of things already are
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Lesson Plan: Shakespeare's "My Mistress' Eyes Are Nothing like the SunThe Loves of Great Poets or The Lives of Great Men. Using poetry and social norms to understand comparison and to understand praise
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A Travel Guide for Christians Traveling into Foreign Cultures and ReligionsJust as geographical journeys have pitfalls, so do spiritual journeys. And for Christians, it might be best to study the guidebooks before you begin venturing into another spiritual tradition.
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The Uses and Misuses of Inspiration: Why so Much Christian Fiction is so BadThe Lord may have given you an idea but it is up to you to perfect it. Imagining one's self as inspired will only produce bad writing. Your work is a work of fiction and must follow those rules.
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Writing the Other by Feminist Fiction Writers Nisi Shawl and Cynthia Ward: A Practical Approach"Writing the Other" by Nisi Shawl and Cynthia Ward, feminist speculative fiction writers, is directed to writers but others will benefit from reading it. It challenges readers to examine preconceived notions about people in cultures other than their own.
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Robert Fleming's Havoc After Dark: Tales of Terror: Horror Stories Rooted in the African DiasporaA collection book of horror stories rooted in the African diaspora
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For Jestinea true memory, a poem I wrote when my friend died.
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I Fear My Mother Willa poem about the fear of the mother
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Snow Whitea poem about snow white
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What's the Difference Between the Theme of a Story and Its Moral?Many writers, especially Christian writers, write preachy stories because they confuse a story's theme with its moral. Exploring a theme means creating characters who illustrate various threads of a unified cord. Theme is often discovered.