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Assembling Your Own “Team of Rivals”
In 2005, Pulitzer Prize winning American historian Doris Kearns Goodwin, wrote “A Team of Rivals.” The crux of the book, is that one of...
Clare DeGraaf
Sep 27, 20203 min read
Intentional Grandparenting
A few weeks ago, my wife Susan and I listened to a radio interview of Larry Fowler, who runs The Legacy Coalition. TLC has as it’s...
Clare DeGraaf
Sep 20, 20207 min read
Online “Worship” During Covid
When our church shut down in-person worship services and went online, I really didn’t mind. No getting dressed up and driving to church....
Clare DeGraaf
Sep 13, 20204 min read
What’s On Your Bucket List?
A dozen years ago the movie, “The Bucket List” was popular. Jack Nicholson, a white billionaire, and Morgan Freeman, a black auto...
Clare DeGraaf
Sep 6, 20202 min read
The Danger of Too Much Group Bible Study
You probably think I chose the title of this blog just to jar you into reading it. That’s partly true. I did. But I do think there is a...
Clare DeGraaf
Aug 30, 20203 min read
Have You Sued For Peace?
My last two blogs have been about Satan and how he tempts us to disobey God. And when we think of disobedience it is generally around...
Clare DeGraaf
Aug 23, 20203 min read
The Devil Made Me Do It!
In the seventies, Flip Wilson, a well-known comedian, had a popular weekly TV show. One regular feature was a skit in which Flip was the...
Clare DeGraaf
Aug 16, 20204 min read
Is There Really a “Deep State?”
There’s been a lot of talk for years by the President and some Republicans about dangers posed by the “Deep State.” The Deep State...
Clare DeGraaf
Aug 9, 20206 min read
Confirmation Bias on Steroids!
We’re all guilty of “confirmation bias.” No matter how open minded and thoughtful we think we are, we all look for evidence that supports...
Clare DeGraaf
Aug 2, 20204 min read
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