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A Cure for “Beige, Secular Christianity”
Last year, I spoke at a women’s conference, sharing my spiritual journey from beige-Christianity to actually being in love with Jesus. A...
Clare DeGraaf
Feb 28, 20164 min read
10 Signs You Are a Secular Believer
If you’re leading a study at your church, or mentoring someone, this is a great topic for discussion. Almost no one thinks they’re a...
Clare DeGraaf
Feb 21, 20164 min read
Is the Idea of a “Christian Tourist” an Oxymoron?
I threw this question out to a group of leadership men one morning in a monthly discussion group I lead called 1st Tuesdays. I could tell...
Clare DeGraaf
Feb 14, 20165 min read
Three Great Questions to Ask Yourself When Studying the Bible
When I was a kid and in school, I was a hard kid to teach because I rarely took what people told me to be true, unless they could answer...
Clare DeGraaf
Feb 7, 20164 min read
Using Movies to Teach a Biblical Worldview
Whether we like it or not, movies are shaping the worldview and values of our children, grandchildren and young Christians. We can either...
Clare DeGraaf
Jan 31, 20163 min read
Most Men Fear the Gospel Will Tame Them
I’ve met with lots of men who find Jesus intriguing. But they’re often scared to death that by becoming a Christian, they’ll become wimpy...
Clare DeGraaf
Jan 24, 20164 min read
The Code-Breaker of Evangelism
About a year ago, I began meeting with a young businessman. This guy was bright, good looking, educated, very successful and he was...
Clare DeGraaf
Jan 17, 20164 min read
Are You Prepared for Your Next “Crisis of Faith?”
Almost everyone I know became serious about following Jesus after they had a crisis of faith – cancer. Why? Because it’s easy to be a...
Clare DeGraaf
Jan 10, 20164 min read
Tillie and Phoebe
Here’s a story you can read to your children, but with application for all followers of Jesus. Tillie, an irish setter and Poebe, a...
Clare DeGraaf
Jan 3, 20163 min read
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