The New Super-Virtues
I’ve been spending lots of time recently with college and post-college age young adults. Most of them are good kids, from great Christian...
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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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Clare DeGraaf
May 204 min read
Red Letter Christians
When I grew up in the Church almost nobody questioned the authority of the Bible. But as Dylan sang, “The times they are a-changing.” If...
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Clare DeGraaf
May 136 min read
It’s 6:00 a.m., Do Your Children Know Where You Are?
The title of this blog is an actual question I asked a group of parents recently. The question gets to the heart of leaving a spiritual...
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jimtendero
May 65 min read
Where to Begin the Spiritual Mentoring Search
If you’ve ever thought about mentoring or getting a mentor, the toughest part is getting started. So, where do you begin? (By the way,...
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Clare DeGraaf
Apr 294 min read
My “Cliff’s Notes” on Spiritual Mentoring
When I came to faith at age 31 I knew I needed a spiritual mentor – someone to disciple me. Up until then, I’d been a cultural Christian....
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Clare DeGraaf
Apr 224 min read
Your Daughter (or Son) is Thinking of Marrying a Non-Christian?
Sooner or later almost every family will be faced with what to do about a son, daughter, or grandchild, who has fallen in love with...
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Clare DeGraaf
Apr 153 min read
If Jesus Sat Next To Me
A few weeks ago I had a very difficult discussion with a brother in Christ who accused me of advocating things about LGBTQ+ people that...
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Clare DeGraaf
Apr 85 min read
A Pecking Order of Sins
“Clare, aren’t all sins equal?” That was the question posed by a guy I was meeting with who was trying to justify a serious sin he had...
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Clare DeGraaf
Apr 13 min read
A Warning About "Buts"
Have you ever thought about the power of the simple word “but”? Some time ago, I met with a young married couple who were having serious...
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