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Read more about the article THE COST OF MENDING A SHATTERED FRIENDSHIP

THE COST OF MENDING A SHATTERED FRIENDSHIP

  • Post author:Tom Kaastra
  • Post published:04/09/2021
  • Post category:(07) The Medicine of Life

  Jesus Came to Mend a Shattered Friendship.   Adam and Eve were created naked, transparent to God, one another, and self. But, when they rejected God's friendship, they became…

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Danny Silk on connecting with Jesus

  • Post author:Tom Kaastra
  • Post published:03/01/2021
  • Post category:(05) The Means of Life

“The Church simply must get deeply in touch with what the Gospel actually means in regard to how we are now to relate to God and man. Jesus invited people…

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Troubleshooting

  • Post author:Tom Kaastra
  • Post published:02/10/2021
  • Post category:(01) The Manual of Life

My wife’s sewing machine Instruction Booklet has a Troubleshooting section: condition, cause, reference page. For example, “the needle thread breaks.” Six possible causes along with reference pages are listed. The…

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Monster of life—delusion

  • Post author:Tom Kaastra
  • Post published:07/28/2019
  • Post category:(14) The Monster of Life

They sensed their vulnerability and rushed to hide their naked bodies, stitching fig leaves into crude loincloths. The man and his wife took cover among the trees and hid from the God. (Genesis…

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Snapshots of the Cross in the Old Testament—Yom Kippur … the scapegoat

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

Aaron shall take the two goats to the entrance of the Tent of the Lord's presence. The goat chosen for Azazel shall be presented alive to the Lord. Aaron shall put both…

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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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