Restoring a Christian Who Has Sinned
Last week’s blog was about church discipline – what should churches do when someone is found to be engaged in a serious sin? The...
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Clare DeGraaf
- Oct 11
- 4 min
Second Guessing God
“Does your church ever ask anyone to leave the church?” The person asking the question was thinking of joining our church. Another elder...
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Clare DeGraaf
- Oct 4
- 5 min
Family Patriarchs
What does a modern-day Christian patriarch look like? That was the question my accountability group chose to tackle on one of our...
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Clare DeGraaf
- Sep 27
- 2 min
Faith Alone Will Not Save You
A few weeks ago, I was meeting with a successful, middle age “Christian” who attended a good church regularly. However, he never...
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Clare DeGraaf
- Sep 20
- 4 min
What Does it Mean to "Become More Like Jesus?"
The following blog was written by Dr. Preston Sprinkle, a friend and president of The Center For Faith, Sexuality And Gender. ”I’m one of...
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Clare DeGraaf
- Sep 13
- 2 min
The Coming Divorce of Your Church or Denomination
For the last few years, I’ve been meeting with the leaders of major denominations, asking this question, “Are you making preparations for...
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Clare DeGraaf
- Sep 6
- 4 min
Should You Get Baptized as an Adult if you Were Baptized as a Child?
A few weeks ago, I was asked by a man who was baptized as an infant if he should be baptized now as an adult. “It depends,” I said. Have...
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Clare DeGraaf
- Aug 30
- 6 min
Infant or Adult Baptism?
A dozen years ago my wife Susan and I began receiving phone calls from our married children who had recently had babies asking about...
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Clare DeGraaf
- Aug 23
- 4 min
Sunday Observance Part Two
(If you've not yet my blog two weeks ago on adult, or infant baptism, this one may not make much sense. In it I summarize Covenantel...
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