Christians and Lawsuits
The couple sat in my office and poured their heart out. Their siblings were tearing the family business apart, sucking a great living...
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Clare DeGraaf
- Jan 10
- 4 min
How Far Can a Christian Patriot/Citizen Go to Be Heard?
I’ve watched many videos of the January 6 assault on our capital. I use the word “assault” rather than protests because when people are...
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Clare DeGraaf
- Jan 3
- 2 min
Three Questions That Reveal Who and What We Truly Love
Most of the main ideas in this blog are based on a message given by my pastor and friend Jim Samra, pastor of Calvary Church on Sunday,...
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Clare DeGraaf
- Dec 27, 2021
- 3 min
Teaching Your Children What it Means to be Created in the Image of God
Papa, do we (humans) look like God? That question came up a number of years ago as I was driving with a few of our grandchildren. We were...
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Clare DeGraaf
- Dec 20, 2021
- 3 min
The Christmas Trap
Peace on earth. Good will toward men. Most Christians were raised hearing the Christmas story and singing all the great songs that bring...
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Clare DeGraaf
- Dec 13, 2021
- 3 min
God Causes or Allows Some Churches and Ministries to Shrink or Die
Years ago, I was the chairman of a great ministry and several board members suggested setting up and raising an endowment fund to guard...
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Clare DeGraaf
- Dec 6, 2021
- 3 min
What Is a Church?
Every Christian talks about the church and their church, but rarely do we stop and ask ourselves, “Just what defines a church?” In the...
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Clare DeGraaf
- Nov 29, 2021
- 2 min
The One Question Every Christian Should Ask Themselves
This will be one of my shortest blogs ever, but hopefully one of the most profound for every Christian. For decades, I’ve met with people...
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Clare DeGraaf
- Nov 22, 2021
- 4 min
This Thanksgiving, You May Be Thanking God for Something He May Not Want You to Have
More than 30 years ago, the editor of the denominational magazine I use to be a member of ruined Thanksgiving for many of us. His...
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