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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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Are You, Your Brother’s Keeper?
Last week, I had to make a hard call to a Christian guy I didn’t know all that well. This man is active in his church (not my church),...
Clare DeGraaf
Mar 1, 20153 min read
The Stories We Tell – Tell a Story About Us
When I was a kid, my grandparents had a cottage. Every Sunday afternoon in the summer, my aunts, uncles and cousins would come out for...
Clare DeGraaf
Feb 22, 20154 min read
Conversations with a Future Son-In-Law
Three of our daughters got married within seven months of each other. I was hemorrhaging money! My best advice to fathers of the bride is...
Clare DeGraaf
Feb 15, 20153 min read
Is the Term “Servant/Leader,” an Oxymoron?
Is the idea of servant/leader just another Christian cliché that we’d like to be true but rarely is? This week, I received the following...
Clare DeGraaf
Feb 8, 20154 min read
Perhaps We Need New Spiritual Songs, for Non-Believers!
Have you ever been embarrassed in church, because your teenage children were barely moving their lips when singing? Later, in the car on...
Clare DeGraaf
Feb 1, 20153 min read
God Isn’t My Co-pilot
When I was a kid, I watched a lot of black and white war movies on TV. My parents didn’t seem to care because WWII especially, was a...
Clare DeGraaf
Jan 25, 20154 min read
Dark Arrow and Light Arrows
“Alright Clare, I have a very important and potentially tough meeting today. Exactly what does it mean to be led by the Holy Spirit in...
Clare DeGraaf
Jan 18, 20154 min read
What’s Your “Life Verse?”
This verse reminds me that I can bring God glory by how I live. But the inverse is also true. By not living virtuously, I can actually...
Clare DeGraaf
Jan 11, 20153 min read
How Much “Bad Theology” Can you Believe and Still be Saved?
Thirty years ago, as a new follower of Jesus, I went with several reformed pastors in my city, to the World Conference on the Holy Spirit...
Clare DeGraaf
Jan 4, 20153 min read
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