Ministry Stories
Ten years ago, the church women’s group I went to studied a book called 12 Steps for the Recovering Pharisee...
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What character of the Bible do you identify with the most? For me it is Peter. I have been told...
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Sunday, May 19, we celebrated Pentecost in our Western churches. Why do we call it Pentecost? Well, it seems that...
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Recently, Hillside Church had the opportunity to mourn with those who mourn (Romans 12:15). God opened for us the opportunity...
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Water damage
Our classis meeting on May 16, 2013, Classis Grand Rapids South was called to announce a request for financial assistance...
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My friend, Chris Robertson, who works at the Acton Institute, posted this line on Facebook this morning: “Our greatest fear...
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A friend of mine living in West Michigan celebrated Easter twice this year. The first celebration was in his church,...
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The first CRCNA Prayer Summit in 2012 reiterated few critical factors for a spiritually healthy church. Every blessing the churches...
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Okay, that heading exaggerates. But kind of not. Those of you who’ve been in a relationship of fairly significant duration...
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Have you ever done some “bone head” thing you would love to undo, or take back? I call these times...
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I love living in Michigan. I love the trees, the lake and I especially love the people. I even love...
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Shelley Prevost gives 8 signs "you are a control freak." For her, control freaks believe that they are helping...
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A while back, I wrote about Allowing Yourself to be Seen. This post was about “seeing” between people, but this...
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Britain’s Iron Lady died at 87
The death certificate of Mrs. Margaret Thatcher lists her occupation as 'retired stateswoman.' As the only female prime minister, Mrs....
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To Change Britain
Mrs. Thatcher came to the top of political power in England in 1979, and the day she became prime minister...
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What is your heart’s desire? What do you want more than anything? There are probably many things that come to...
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If you have ever seen “Oliver Twist” performed, you probably remember the heart-wrenching scene where Oliver holds out his gruel...
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Autonomous Church
Since we begin to see Classis Grand Rapids South in terms of gathering about 10,000 people in about 18 autonomous...
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I don’t always appreciate puns, but I love this book title: Between Heaven and Mirth. Appropriately, given the title, it’s about...
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In my second year of college, I went on a January term off-campus study program to the Institute for Christian...
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