by Pastor Jim Fikkert | Dec 2, 2015 | Weekly Words
But thanks be to God, that you who were once slaves of sin have become obedient from the heart to the standard of teaching to which you were committed, and, having been set free from sin, have become slaves of righteousness. I am speaking in human terms, because of...
by Pastor Jim Fikkert | Nov 25, 2015 | Weekly Words
My heart is glad that you are my father Adopted to you as sons and daughters And your love endures As you said it would, and my heart sings Teach me the sound of your voice With the faith to respond, to love you Teach me to follow you close With the faith you bestow,...
by Pastor Jim Fikkert | Nov 20, 2015 | Weekly Words
Bread is made for laughter, and wine gladdens life, and money answers everything.| Ecclesiastes 10.19 When you run across certain verses in Ecclesiastes it causes you to pause and ask: did the pundit really just say that? This is part of the reason why I like this...
by Pastor Jim Fikkert | Nov 13, 2015 | Weekly Words
When I was in high school I got a job doing landscaping. We mowed some large lawns that were built and maintained like a golf course. One of the things I learned how to do is cut lawns in those perfectly crosshatched parallels lines. The secret to this is always...
by Pastor Jim Fikkert | Nov 4, 2015 | Weekly Words
Just after the 2004 election, I was having a discussion with one of my co-workers in Bellingham. He was obviously upset about the re-election of George W. Bush and could not come to terms with the fact that W had won. The reason for his frustration finally became...
by Pastor Jim Fikkert | Oct 14, 2015 | Weekly Words
There is an evil that I have seen under the sun, and it lies heavy on mankind: a man to whom God gives wealth, possessions, and honor, so that he lacks nothing of all that he desires, yet God does not give him power to enjoy them, but a stranger enjoys them. This is...
