Reproductive Rights
Ever since Roe vs Wade was ruled unconstitutional I’ve been hearing those who are outraged by it demanding reproductive rights. But what...
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Clare DeGraaf
- Aug 1
- 3 min
The Second Great Crisis of Faith in Institutions
I grew up in the 60’s, early 70’s when many young people had a crisis of faith in institutions. The war in Vietnam, the murders of...
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Clare DeGraaf
- Jul 25
- 5 min
The Value of Having a Family Stewardship Statement
One of the best ways I’ve discovered to begin giving more wisely is to put on paper how God seems to be directing you to give. This...
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wordinvestnolte
- Jul 18
- 5 min
Where Should Christians Give and Why?
In a blog I wrote years ago, How much should Christians give?, I asked the all important question: How much of what we as Christians own,...
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wordinvestnolte
- Jul 11
- 4 min
Why Do You Have the Friends You Do?
Have you ever analyzed that question? Most of us don’t plan our friends or friendships – they just happen. For me, a number of my...
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Clare DeGraaf
- Jul 4
- 3 min
Parenting and Grandparenting LGBTQ Kids
Before you decide this blog isn’t for you because you don’t have a LGBTQ child or grandchild, please consider this. I’m confident there...
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Clare DeGraaf
- Jun 27
- 4 min
Disordered Love in Politics and Finance
At age 19, Augustine Aurelius – later to be known as Augustine of Hippo – read a dialogue by the Roman philosopher Cicero in which Cicero...
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Clare DeGraaf
- Jun 20
- 3 min
Why God?
Why when two equally good Christians pray for healing, why does one get healed and the other does not? Why when two serious followers of...
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Clare DeGraaf
- Jun 13
- 5 min
Dear Michael - a Parent's Letter to a Gay Son
Twice in the last year I’ve been asked what I would say in a letter to a LGBTQ son or daughter who wanted to bring his partner home for a...
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