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...
by Pastor Jim Fikkert | Jul 16, 2020 | Uncategorized
Now concerning brotherly love you have no need for anyone to write to you, for you yourselves have been taught by God to love one another, for that indeed is what you are doing to all the brothers throughout Macedonia. But we urge you, brothers, to do this more and...
