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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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What Does the U.S. Constitution and the Bible Have in Common?
Does God have the right to…? (and you can complete that question any way you want.) We older evangelicals believe we know the answer to...
Clare DeGraaf
Oct 1, 20183 min read
What Does Jesus Think of Retirement?
When I arrived, they had a dozen questions they’d saved up over the weeks for me to answer or comment on. Among them was this question;...
Clare DeGraaf
Sep 24, 20184 min read
Simple Faith
The other day I was listening to a radio teacher who was splitting some theological hairs on a question I can’t even remember anymore....
Clare DeGraaf
Sep 17, 20182 min read
Dark Arrows and Light Arrows
Christians talk about “walking in the Spirit” all the time, but what does that really mean in everyday life? I posted this blog three...
Clare DeGraaf
Sep 10, 20184 min read
Don’t Be Afraid of All Slippery Slopes!
Every Christian has been told to beware of the slippery slope. If we start having women in leadership, before too long we’ll be ordaining...
Clare DeGraaf
Sep 3, 20183 min read
How to Intelligently Navigate Conversations About Sexual Identity with Students
If you have high school or college age children or grandchildren, and don’t feel comfortable yet discussing LGBT questions, this might...
Clare DeGraaf
Aug 27, 20187 min read
Judgment Day – Your Report Card
When I grew up, somehow I got the notion that Christian life was largely about sin management. Our job, my job, was to make sure I sinned...
Clare DeGraaf
Aug 20, 20183 min read
#Mayday
Our daughter Megan Vos wrote this blog after two young mothers killed themselves in their small community in the same week! She titled...
Clare DeGraaf
Aug 13, 20183 min read
Should the Lords Prayer Be Changed?
This is an article first printed in Christianity Today, July 19, 2018. It brought up some aspects of the Lord’s Prayer I’ve not thought...
Clare DeGraaf
Aug 6, 20184 min read
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