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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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Discussing Faith and Politics This Thanksgiving
Recently, I was on a zoom call with a great Christian friend, who asked how he could have better conversations this Thanksgiving with his...
Clare DeGraaf
Nov 23, 20204 min read
Sadly, We Will Do Things in Front of God, We'd Never Do in Front of Our Friends
This is going to be one of my shortest blogs ever, because the teaching should be self-evident to any thoughtful, honest Christian....
Clare DeGraaf
Nov 16, 20202 min read
We Get the Government We Deserve
With all the chaos around the presidential election, I’ve had the opportunity to think deeply about the nature of democracy. In a...
Clare DeGraaf
Nov 8, 20203 min read
A New Kind of Christianity
Even if they say they are Christians, your children or grandchildren, may believe in a different Gosple than you do! The more time I...
Clare DeGraaf
Nov 1, 20206 min read
Do Your Children or Grandchildren Truly Believe God Is Their Authority?
A year ago, I sat with Dr. Preston Sprinkle my partner in The Center for Faith, Sexuality and Gender, (www.centerforfaith.com) discussing...
Clare DeGraaf
Oct 25, 20204 min read
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...
Clare DeGraaf
Oct 19, 20203 min read
Being Civil
Our grandson Max has been as frustrated as most of us about the lack of civility in American politics, so he decided to do something...
Clare DeGraaf
Oct 15, 20201 min read
How Much Bad Theology Can You Believe and Still Be Saved?
Decades ago, I attended The World Conference on the Holy Spirit, held in the Superdome in New Orleans. I’d only been a serious follower...
Clare DeGraaf
Oct 11, 20203 min read
We’re Really Not Getting News Anymore
I grew up watching Walter Cronkite, Huntley Brinkley, Peter Jennings and John Chancellor. Every evening for a half hour they delivered...
Clare DeGraaf
Oct 4, 20203 min read
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