by Pastor Jim Fikkert | Aug 5, 2015 | Uncategorized
Science speaks properly a language of abstraction and abstract categories when it is properly trying to sort out and put in order the things it knows. But it often assumes improperly that it has said–or known–enough when it has spoken of “the...
by Pastor Jim Fikkert | Aug 4, 2015 | Uncategorized
Yesterday, the Senate voted to block a bill aimed at limiting federal funding for Planned Parenthood; this action was taken after a series of videos were released that showed PP officials negotiating with a tissue-procurement company (or filmmakers posing as...
by Pastor Jim Fikkert | Jul 10, 2015 | Uncategorized
Over the last week, I have been laying out the Orthodox Christian perspective on marriage and why it is not an option to simply ‘go with the flow.’ The question is: what are we supposed to do? In the wake of what seems like an overwhelming movement against God and His...
by Pastor Jim Fikkert | Jul 9, 2015 | Uncategorized
Do not be deceived, my beloved brothers. Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change. Of his own will he brought us forth by the word of truth, that we should be a...
by Pastor Jim Fikkert | Jul 8, 2015 | Uncategorized
Now in the Law Moses commanded us to stone such women. So what do you say?” This they said to test him, that they might have some charge to bring against him. Jesus bent down and wrote with his finger on the ground. And as they continued to ask him, he stood up and...
by Pastor Jim Fikkert | Jul 7, 2015 | Uncategorized
Put to death therefore what is earthly in you: sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry. On account of these the wrath of God is coming. In these you too once walked, when you were living in them. But now you must put them...
