Paradox and the Christian
Pastor Jim Fikkert
“The secret things belong to the LORD our God, but the things that are revealed belong to us and to our children forever, that we may do all the words of this law. | Deuteronomy 29.29 On Sunday, we talked about the limits of knowledge; the shortcomings of believing that an increase of knowledge will […]
An honest conversation about abortion
Pastor Jim Fikkert
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 once this […]
What is choice?
Pastor Jim Fikkert
“Two roads diverged in a wood, and I – I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference.” | Robert Frost Like life, CHOICE is a word that can mean very different things; a word whose definition is important to the conversation surrounding Planned Parenthood and abortion. Before we get […]
What is life?
Pastor Jim Fikkert
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 cell” or “the organism,” “the genome” or “the ecosystem” and given the correct […]
The debate over abortion
Pastor Jim Fikkert
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 representatives of a company). Much of the conversations have been about the selling of body […]
According to ability
Pastor Jim Fikkert
Therefore we must pay much closer attention to what we have heard, lest we drift away from it. For since the message declared by angels proved to be reliable, and every transgression or disobedience received a just retribution, how shall we escape if we neglect such a great salvation? It was declared at first by […]
Sermon Prep | Sheep and Goats
Pastor Jim Fikkert
Matthew 25.31-46 And the King will answer them, ‘Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.’ 25.40 Jesus ends his fourth major section of teaching on the end of the age with a sobering description of final judgment. At His […]
Sermon Prep | Being Prepared
Pastor Jim Fikkert
Matthew 25.14-30 His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a little; I will set you over much. Enter into the joy of your master.’ 25.21 Jesus teaches another parable about the end of the age. The emphasis of the story is on the long journey of […]
A love/hate relationship
Pastor Jim Fikkert
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 church, how shall we […]
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