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Do You Say Bold Prayers or Safe Prayers?

Do You Say Bold Prayers or Safe Prayers?

Do You Say Bold Prayers or Safe Prayers? God Often Wants to Delight Us, If Only We’ll Ask Too many people say safe prayers, such as, “God, please guide . . .” These are safe because no matter what happens, our confidence in God...

May 19, 2019 Peter DeHaan faith, prayer, spiritual growth 532
Do We Have an Inward Focus or an Outward Focus?

Do We Have an Inward Focus or an Outward Focus?

Do We Have an Inward Focus or an Outward Focus? Focusing on Ourselves Is Selfish While Focusing on Others Is Selfless There was a time when I headed up our church’s small group initiative. One of the things I learned was that small groups with...

May 5, 2019 Peter DeHaan kingdom of God, servant, spiritual growth 649
How Often Do You Have Meaningful Spiritual Conversations?

How Often Do You Have Meaningful Spiritual Conversations?

How Often Do You Have Meaningful Spiritual Conversations? We Must Be Intentional about Discussing Our Faith and Avoid Superficial Chatter After Jesus’s death and him overcoming death, he appears on the street headed to the city of Emmaus...

December 2, 2018 Peter DeHaan faith, spiritual growth, spiritual journey, worship 966
Speak Truth in Love

Speak Truth in Love

Speak Truth in Love Being both honest and kind is how we grow in our faith and mature through Jesus When Paul writes to the church in Ephesus, he tells them to speak what is true with love. This should be our guide in all that we say. While this...

November 15, 2017 Peter DeHaan Jesus, love, spiritual growth 934
For Many Christians, It’s Time To Grow Up

For Many Christians, It’s Time To Grow Up

For Many Christians, It’s Time To Grow Up One of the reasons we learn about God is so we can teach others In the letter written to the Hebrew people who follow Jesus, there’s a short phrase that’s easy to skip over. The author, who I suspect is...

August 23, 2017 Peter DeHaan spiritual growth, spiritual journey, teachers 951
News Release:  Read the Bible in 2015

News Release: Read the Bible in 2015

News Release: Read the Bible in 2015 Read the Bible in 2015 by Reading Only a Few Minutes a Day ABibleADay.com and Peter DeHaan Unveil Comprehensive Bible Reading Schedules for 2015 Dec. 16, 2014 – Grand Rapids, Mich. – Now in its tenth year...

December 16, 2014 Peter DeHaan Bible, spiritual growth 581
Book Review: Heart Speaks to Heart

Book Review: Heart Speaks to Heart

Book Review: Heart Speaks to Heart Heart Speaks to Heart: Three Gospel Meditations on Jesus By Henri Nouwen (reviewed by Peter DeHaan)Heart Speaks to Heart is three prayers to Jesus from Henri Nouwen. The prayers were written in the days...

May 16, 2014 Peter DeHaan spiritual growth 864
Book Review: The Ragamuffin Gospel

Book Review: The Ragamuffin Gospel

Book Review: The Ragamuffin Gospel The Ragamuffin Gospel: Good News for the Bedraggled, Beat-Up, and Burnt Out By Brennan Manning (reviewed by Peter DeHaan)This book was not written for people who have their act together, but instead for the...

May 2, 2014 Peter DeHaan Ragamuffin Gospel, spiritual growth 927
Book Review:  A Shepherd Looks at Psalm 23

Book Review: A Shepherd Looks at Psalm 23

Book Review: A Shepherd Looks at Psalm 23 A Shepherd Looks at Psalm 23 By Phillip Keller (reviewed by Peter DeHaan)The idea of a shepherd overseeing his flock is a powerful metaphor of the relationship between God and his people. Unfortunately...

April 11, 2014 Peter DeHaan heal, sheep, shepherd, spiritual growth 969
Book Review:  Mere Christianity

Book Review: Mere Christianity

Book Review: Mere Christianity Mere Christianity By C. S. Lewis (reviewed by Peter DeHaan)C. S. Lewis’s book, Mere Christianity, is based on a series of BBC radio broadcasts in the early 1940s. Initially, published as three separate volumes...

March 21, 2014 Peter DeHaan C. S. Lewis, spiritual growth 800
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