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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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Talking to Your Millennial Children or Grandchildren About the Gospel
Over the last dozen or so years, I’ve met with many millennial young men who grew up in the church. Here’s the good news. Almost none...
Clare DeGraaf
May 28, 20183 min read
If You Love Your Children or Grandchildren, You’ll Need to Love LGBT+ People Better
Believe this: Many younger Christians are making how we treat LGBT+ people, the litmus test of whether they want anything to do with the...
Clare DeGraaf
May 21, 20183 min read
The Parable of the “Shrewd Manager” 2.0
The parable of the shrewd manager in Luke 16 has confused many Christians because Jesus seems to be admiring how a rouge manager, cheated...
Clare DeGraaf
May 14, 20183 min read
Are You Getting All the Salvation You Can?
My question, “Are you getting all the salvation you can?,” is a question few Christians have ever asked themselves. Why? Because the...
Clare DeGraaf
May 7, 20182 min read
How Lukewarm Can a Christian Be and Still Be Saved?
Every Christian I know well has confessed to asking themselves this question occasionally, “How much is enough? How good do I have to be,...
Clare DeGraaf
Apr 30, 20183 min read
Are You Letting the Holy Spirit Do His Job?
Did you know that we can make the Holy Spirit sad by our disobedience? “And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, with whom you were...
Clare DeGraaf
Apr 23, 20182 min read
Training Your Grandchildren to be Grandparents
A few months ago, I took several of our grandchildren out for pizza. I love being a grandparent – it’s like renting, instead of owning!...
Clare DeGraaf
Apr 16, 20183 min read
The Great Divide
Every thoughtful, generous, Christian engaged in kingdom work has been impacted by these ideas whether they know it or not. Please take a...
Clare DeGraaf
Apr 9, 20184 min read
Have You Lost Your Fear of God?
When I grew up, I was afraid of God. I wasn’t afraid all the time, but I was when I was a child and naughty. As a teenager, I knew there...
Clare DeGraaf
Apr 2, 20183 min read
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