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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 25, 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 18, 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 11, 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 4, 20163 min read
8 Ways to Ruin Your Life in Your 20’s
This is the season for New Years resolutions. But, before your simply forward this blog to your irresponsible 20-something child, read it...
Clare DeGraaf
Dec 28, 20156 min read
How Christians Should View the Syrian Immigration Problem?
Immigration continues to be a polarizing issue in America, first because of the Paris, and now the San Bernardino attacks. The lines are...
Clare DeGraaf
Dec 21, 20155 min read
Stop! Stop!
Then, Liberty University’s president, Jerry Falwell Jr., stood before 10,000 of his students, urging them to get a permit and begin...
Clare DeGraaf
Dec 14, 20153 min read
What is an Evangelical and Who Cares?
I wrote in The 10 Second Rule, that some words wear out. By that I meant, that over time certain words lose their true meaning. The term...
Clare DeGraaf
Dec 7, 20153 min read
Have You Been Praying for Armadillos?
Ken Davis, a Christian comedian, tells a humorous story of a Christian who gets on an empty city bus, walks to the rear, and sits down....
Clare DeGraaf
Nov 30, 20154 min read
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