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Mechanics of Life – Faith in Jesus

  • Post author:Tom Kaastra
  • Post published:02/24/2021
  • Post category:(06) The Mechanics of Life

  If you spent money today, you operated by faith! A one-dollar bill is only paper. Nonetheless, it has power. Why? Note the words “The United States of America.” They…

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God’s Goal is Gold

  • Post author:Tom Kaastra
  • Post published:02/22/2021
  • Post category:(08) The Maintenance of Life/Lent

  When you're in a wilderness, Father is purifying His gold!  You need to do but one thing: trust the identity he has given you in Jesus. "You are my…

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C.S. Lewis on authority

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

“Don’t be scared by the word authority. Believing things on authority only means believing them because you’ve been told them by someone you think trustworthy. Ninety-nine per cent of the…

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C.S. Lewis on faith in Christ

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

“[To have faith in Christ] means, of course, trying to do all that He says. There would be no sense in saying you trusted a person if you would not…

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It all depends whose hands it’s in

  • Post author:Tom Kaastra
  • Post published:07/28/2019
  • Post category:(05) The Means of Life

A ROD IN MY HANDS WILL KEEP AWAY A WILD ANIMAL. A ROD IN MOSES’ HANDS WILL PART THE MIGHTY SEA. IT ALL DEPENDS WHOSE HANDS IT’S IN A SLING…

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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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