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Faith on Fridays—Faith and feelings

  • Post author:Tom Kaastra
  • Post published:07/28/2019
  • Post category:(03) The Model of Life/(06) The Mechanics of Life

Faith in Jesus makes up the Mechanics of Life. Elijah (1 Kings 19:3-5)—Terrified, Elijah quickly ran for his life. He came to a lone broom bush and collapsed in its…

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Faith on Fridays—Faith and facts

  • Post author:Tom Kaastra
  • Post published:07/28/2019
  • Post category:(01) The Manual of Life/(06) The Mechanics of Life

Faith in Jesus makes up the Mechanics of Life. Abraham went on hoping in faith, relying on the promise of God that he would become “the father of many nations.”…

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Desire for heaven

  • Post author:Tom Kaastra
  • Post published:07/28/2019
  • Post category:(16) The Mansion of Life

“The Christian says, ‘Creatures are not born with desires unless satisfaction for those desires exists.’ A baby feels hunger: well, there is such a thing as food. A duckling wants…

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Manifestation of life—foundation of service

  • Post author:Tom Kaastra
  • Post published:07/28/2019
  • Post category:(11) The Manifestation of Life

“Diakonia (Greek word for service) means an activity which every Greek would recognize at once as being one of self-abasement: waiting at table, serving food and pouring wine. The distinction…

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C.S. Lewis on your place in heaven

  • Post author:Tom Kaastra
  • Post published:07/28/2019
  • Post category:(16) The Mansion of Life

“Your place in Heaven will seem to be made for you and you alone, because you were made for it—made for it stitch by stitch as a glove is made…

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Tom Kaastra

Tom Kaastra did his graduate work at Calvin Seminary and Michigan State University, and taught “The Basics” of the Bible for 38 years as Pastor of Immanuel Church in the Metro Detroit area.

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