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James C. Schaap

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“In, but not of” stuff

She’d asked me to drop by her class because the topic seemed like something I’d have some thoughts about. That’s what she told me in

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An old cat and the fish

During my college years, the highest I ever rose on my summer job was about five feet off the ground aboard an army surplus caterpillar.

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Running Away, Running Back

It was a very old church, although not as ancient as many throughout the Netherlands. And it was right on the street, middle of town,

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The Crimson Tide

Metaphors and other descriptors, like men’s ties and women’s scarves, move in and out of style. No respectable preacher can say much about the church

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Heavyweight Evangelism

I’m thinking that you have to be of a certain age, a certain vintage, to use a word like ungodly with any seriousness. There’s open

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Small Blessings

From her chair in the living room, she knew something was wrong because the sound she was hearing just wasn’t right, as if the door

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The Children’s Blizzard

A January thaw is what all of us out here look forward to right now, a breath of warmth that reopens our hope that someday

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