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Breaking the Last Socially-Acceptable Addiction
Most American Christians have an addiction and we all know it. The addiction is social media. You don’t think you do? Here’s a simple...
Clare DeGraaf
Oct 22, 20174 min read
If We Don’t Use God’s Methods, We Should Not Expect God’s Favor
A few months ago, a Christian man sat in my office angry and sad because his wife just told him she was divorcing him. “And my kids don’t...
Clare DeGraaf
Oct 15, 20172 min read
Guest Blog: BreakPoint – Trump, the NFL, and Us
by John Stonestreet & Roberto Rivera Could it be that our fascination with the story is more important than the story itself? President...
Clare DeGraaf
Oct 8, 20173 min read
We’re in a “Reverse Reformation”
The invention of the printing press in 1436 was a revolutionary as the internet is today. But, up until then, the printing press produced...
Clare DeGraaf
Oct 1, 20173 min read
A 30 Day Self Examination
Decades ago, before I had abandoned my cultural Christianity and decided to truly follow Jesus, a pastor challenged me to 30 days of...
Clare DeGraaf
Sep 24, 20172 min read
Spiritual Cyber-Attacks
Most of the younger Christians I know don’t believe in the Devil anymore. Oh, they know the Bible talks about the Devil, and they believe...
Clare DeGraaf
Sep 17, 20173 min read
The Center for Faith, Sexuality and Gender
Some of you know that for the last three years, I’ve spent a good share of time meeting with LGBT+ people and their families. It hasn’t...
Clare DeGraaf
Sep 10, 20173 min read
Do All Bad Things Actually Work Out For Our Good?
“And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.” Romans 8:28...
Clare DeGraaf
Sep 3, 20172 min read
Nobody Takes Every Word of the Bible Literally
A fellow elder, a man I respected deeply, once said at an elder meeting, “I take every word of the Bible literally.” After the meeting, I...
Clare DeGraaf
Aug 27, 20173 min read
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