Bear Clifton·Mar 4How Do I Serve God In My Brokenness? — First Learn Why Grace Is AmazingHow do I, a forgiven sinner, learn to stop sinning and learn do good instead? How do I serve God in my brokenness?
Bear Clifton·Feb 25How To Break Free From Meaninglessness“As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another, as good stewards of God’s varied grace.” — 1 Peter 4:10
Bear Clifton·Jan 27A Case Study In Thriving — The Early ChurchI’ve been mulling a lot on the topic of thriving lately, especially after a long stretch where thriving was the last word I’d use to…
Bear Clifton·Jan 23, 2025Day 5: Chamonix: What A Piece Of Work Is Man!In August of 2024, Janis and I celebrated our 40thanniversary with a 12-day hiking trip to the Swiss Alps (dipping our hiking sticks…
Bear Clifton·Oct 1, 2024Switzerland Day 3: Best.Day.Ever.My wife Janis and I recently celebrated our 40thanniversary with a 12-day hiking trip to the Swiss Alps (dipping our hiking sticks briefly…
Bear Clifton·Sep 19, 2024Day 2 — The Miracle At Stoos RidgeMy wife Janis and I recently celebrated our 40thanniversary with a 12-day hiking trip to the Swiss Alps (dipping our hiking sticks briefly…
Bear Clifton·Sep 11, 2024Day 1 Continued: Lucerne — Where The Queen Of England Met The Queen Of The MountainsMy wife Janis and I recently returned from a 12-day hiking trip to the Swiss Alps (dipping our hiking sticks briefly into France as well)…
Bear Clifton·Sep 4, 2024Our Switzerland Adventure: Day 1 — Of Planes, Trains, and FunicularsEarly this past March, I looked deeply into my wife’s eyes as our 40 thanniversary approached (St. Patrick’s Day, incidentally, selected…
Bear Clifton·Jan 10, 2024What Is A Good Citizen?A high school student from our church was working on a civics school assignment, and asked me the other day how I would answer this…
Bear Clifton·Aug 16, 2023Rumors Of Christianity’s Impending Death Are Greatly ExaggeratedWe’ve all heard the stories that have bombarded us in recent years on how Christianity is fading away into oblivion. People are abandoning…
