by Derek Fekkes | Sep 14, 2016 | Uncategorized
Recently, a conversation on politics with a guy in Starbucks transpired into him complaining about the child support he has to pay for his five kids in Alaska. He ended the conversation by saying, “There’s always something.” What he meant was something along the lines...
by Derek Fekkes | Aug 30, 2016 | Uncategorized
(This is the second post in a series on the things that those of us in small (ish) towns often are tempted to give God-like significance and worship to. The intro post is here.) To the Christian, family is a great thing and should be one of our highest priorities. We...
by Derek Fekkes | Aug 18, 2016 | Uncategorized, Weekly Words
I think it’s true that everybody is a worshipper. Everyone sacrifices their time, money, and thoughts towards something. We have functional gods who determine the decisions we make and the direction of our lives. For example, if feeling good about my body is the most...
by Pastor Jim Fikkert | Jan 6, 2016 | Uncategorized
The Journey Of The Magi | TS Eliot ‘A cold coming we had of it, Just the worst time of the year For a journey, and such a long journey: The ways deep and the weather sharp, The very dead of winter.’ And the camels galled, sorefooted, refractory, Lying down...
by Pastor Jim Fikkert | Sep 10, 2015 | Uncategorized
Last week a picture went viral that showed the lifeless body of three-year-old Aylan Kurdi washed up on a Turkish beach. This alerted the world to a crisis that has been building for some time as over a million people have sought asylum in Europe from war torn...
by Pastor Jim Fikkert | Aug 7, 2015 | Uncategorized
I actually had that title written across the top of my page when someone sent me an article with a similar title that actually does an amazing job of helping us to think through what it means to care for the born and unborn alike. And since I have been told more than...
