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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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Renewing Your Mind
I’m on the leadership team of the New Canaan Society of Grand Rapids, a national mentoring ministry, www.newcanaansociety.org. Several...
Clare DeGraaf
Apr 15, 20193 min read
Spending a Day with God in Solitude and Personal Planning
Last week I wrote about the value of having your own Personal Mission Statement. If you’ve not yet read that blog, I think you’ll want to...
Clare DeGraaf
Apr 8, 20195 min read
The Value of Having a Personal Mission Statement
Decades ago I felt like my life was out of control. I was busy in ministry, we were raising five children, trying to keep our marriage...
Clare DeGraaf
Apr 1, 20195 min read
“Church committees are God’s way of slowing up change”
“Church committees are God’s way of slowing up change” – Garrison Keillor I’ve been an elder on and off for almost 30 years and I’ve...
Clare DeGraaf
Mar 25, 20193 min read
Why I’m Hesitant to Ask People to Pray “The Prayer” Anymore
So why is it I’m so cautious about asking people to pray the prayer? Because, even 30 years ago, most people knew the basic storyline of...
Clare DeGraaf
Mar 18, 20194 min read
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 11, 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 4, 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 25, 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 18, 20194 min read
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