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I spend half my life in coffee shops having honest conversations about how following Jesus works in real life. So, let’s learn together, grab a cup and join the conversation.
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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...
Clare DeGraaf
Sep 27, 20212 min read
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...
Clare DeGraaf
Sep 20, 20214 min read
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...
Clare DeGraaf
Sep 13, 20212 min read
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...
Clare DeGraaf
Sep 6, 20214 min read
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...
Clare DeGraaf
Aug 30, 20216 min read
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...
Clare DeGraaf
Aug 23, 20214 min read
Sunday Observance Part One
“Papa, is it a sin to work on Sunday?” A number of years ago my wife and I had four of our grandchildren ages 12-15 out to our cottage...
Clare DeGraaf
Aug 16, 20214 min read
In the Confessional at McDonalds
Last year I sat in a McDonalds with a college student, listening to this stranger’s confession. I had spoken at a local college the week...
Clare DeGraaf
Aug 9, 20213 min read
Is It Really Possible to Forgive and Forget?
I’m on the leadership team of the New Canaan Society/Grand Rapids, a mentoring ministry to young men, many of whom are not yet...
Clare DeGraaf
Aug 2, 20213 min read
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