Ministry Stories

Jolene DeHeer

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April 17, 2013
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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Daniel Bud

Autonomous Church

April 12, 2013
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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Natalie Hart

Wonderful: Holy Laughter

April 9, 2013
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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Natalie Hart

Wondering: Realism and Faith

March 27, 2013
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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Stan Mast

Joy in the Church? (part two)

March 27, 2013
The church has been disappointing people for centuries now, and we ought to frankly admit that. In response to that...
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Stan Mast

Joy of the Church…What’s missing? (part three)

March 27, 2013
In Acts 2, the early church is described this way. “They devoted themselves to the apostles teaching, and to the...
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Stan Mast

Joy in the Church…What’s missing? (part four)

March 27, 2013
“They devoted themselves to the apostles teaching, and to the fellowship, and to the breaking of bread, and to prayer.”...
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Stan Mast

Joy in the Church…What’s missing? (part five)

March 27, 2013
“They devoted themselves to the apostles teaching, and to the fellowship, and to the breaking of bread, and to prayer.”...
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Stan Mast

Joy in the Church…A couple of challenges (part six)

March 27, 2013
This is my last post on joy in the church…at least for right now. Maybe if I visit too many...
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Prayer Ron Kool

Praying In Public Places

March 13, 2013
I’ve got a brother-in-law who, at least for a time, didn’t pray when he went out to eat in a...
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Natalie Hart

Strange Bedfellows

March 7, 2013
Last week, my family and I went on a crazy trip to New York City — crazy because we drove...
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Natalie Hart

Allowing Yourself to Be Seen

March 7, 2013
A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about loving those moments in a novel when a character is seen, truly...
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Ron Kool

Try to Explain God

March 6, 2013
I was reminded of this “oldie but goodie.” I’m not sure if the story behind it is correct, but it...
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Ron Kool

PREPATORY SUNDAY

March 6, 2013
Some of us can remember what used to be called a “Preparatory Service.” On the Sunday before we would share...
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Ron Kool

Covenant (part 2)

March 6, 2013
A Surprising Confession I have to admit that I was surprised when she said it. “I have to tell you...
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