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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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Slaves for Life
When we think of slavery, most of us automatically think of Africans kidnapped, brought to this country, sold and worked six days a week,...
Clare DeGraaf
Mar 10, 20193 min read
This Life is an Audition for All Eternity
For the first 31 years of my life, I was a cultural Christian. A product of Christian schools, church every Sunday and a Sunday School...
Clare DeGraaf
Mar 3, 20194 min read
Understanding Your Children, or Grandchildren’s “Brave New World”
I was taking the “middles,” our six middle school age grandchildren, out to eat a few weeks ago. One of my granddaughters received...
Clare DeGraaf
Feb 24, 20194 min read
Why Are Jews Today the Leaders in Almost Every Field?
Years ago, I came across an amazing statistic on Wikipedia. “As of 2017, Nobel Prizes have been awarded to 902 individuals, of whom 203,...
Clare DeGraaf
Feb 17, 20194 min read
Do Christians Who Commit Suicide Go to Heaven?
I’ve had the privilege of meeting a half a dozen or more Christians in my lifetime who were seriously contemplating ending their lives....
Clare DeGraaf
Feb 10, 20195 min read
What Does it Mean to Become More Like (the Actual 1st Century) Jesus?
This is a guest blog by Dr. Preston Sprinkle. Preston has a PhD in New Testament, taught at Cedarville and Eternity Bible Colleges and...
Clare DeGraaf
Feb 3, 20195 min read
The Confession of a Recovering Martha
In Luke we have this familiar story: As Jesus and his disciples were on their way, he came to a village where a woman named Martha opened...
Clare DeGraaf
Jan 27, 20193 min read
What If There Is Nothing After Death?
A few weeks ago, I gathered with our older grandchildren (high school and college) for what they call Papa School. They suggest topics...
Clare DeGraaf
Jan 20, 20192 min read
Why All the Fascination with the “End Times?”
Our Single Adults pastor used to joke, the most three popular topics for unmarried Christians were; End Times Sex Sex in the End Times...
Clare DeGraaf
Jan 13, 20193 min read
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