by Pastor Jim Fikkert | Nov 2, 2020 | Uncategorized
Finally, then, brothers, we ask and urge you in the Lord Jesus, that as you received from us how you ought to walk and to please God, just as you are doing, that you do so more and more. For you know what instructions we gave you through the Lord Jesus. | 1...
by Pastor Jim Fikkert | Nov 2, 2020 | Uncategorized
As our sabbatical ends, Esther keeps reminding me that I need to write some thank-you notes for all those who gave and sacrificed to make sure our time away from ministry was restful. This is a somewhat overwhelming task, as there are so many people who helped make it...
by Pastor Jim Fikkert | Oct 20, 2020 | Uncategorized
As a pastor on sabbatical, I have been given the freedom to lay aside many of the burdens of the pastorate to focus on rest. Resting is difficult in the current climate. It is like trying to take a nap during a thunderstorm. You may be able to fall asleep, but most...
by Pastor Jim Fikkert | Jul 30, 2020 | Uncategorized
Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they are keeping watch over your souls, as those who will have to give an account. Let them do this with joy and not with groaning, for that would be of no advantage to you. | Hebrews 13:17 Back in November, I wrote a blog...
by Pastor Jim Fikkert | Jul 22, 2020 | Uncategorized
The book of Job can be a difficult to book to read through: it is long, dark, repetitious, and contains a great deal of verbal processing. All of the things that make it difficult to read, make it fascinating to study through. Over the last 3 months, as the world has...
