To Speak or Not to Speak
Derek Fekkes
I have intentionally never posted anything on social media about homosexuality, or really any hot-button issue. My reasons have been: I don’t want others, particularly my non-Christian friends, to think that I care more about them sharing my convictions on this issue than about them truly hearing the good news of Jesus. I am not […]
Do I NEED the church?
Pastor Jim Fikkert
Those who love their dream of a Christian community more than they love the Christian community itself become destroyers of that Christian community even though their personal intentions may be ever so honest, earnest and sacrificial. God hates this wishful dreaming because it makes the dreamer proud and pretentious. Those who dream of this idolized […]
When Faith is Like a Wrestling Match, or…I’m Just Not Feeling It Anymore
Derek Fekkes
Three Types of People As Christians, most of us have times where we wonder, “Is living life as a Christian really worth it?” or “Is all of this even real?” I personally went through a season of more than three years where I questioned almost everything I believed. I still often attempt to test my […]
Beards and Flannel
Pastor Jim Fikkert
My brothers, show no partiality as you hold the faith in our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory. For if a man wearing a gold ring and fine clothing comes into your assembly, and a poor man in shabby clothing also comes in, and if you pay attention to the one who wears the […]
I love my ordinary church
Pastor Jim Fikkert
Q88 // What are the outward and ordinary means by which Christ gives to us the benefits of redemption? A // The outward and ordinary means by which Christ gives to us the benefits of redemption are his ordinances, especially the word, sacraments, and prayer, and all these are made effective in the salvation […]
Eat.Prey.Love
Pastor Jim Fikkert
The title of this post is taken from the best-selling book by Elizabeth Gilbert (with my own personal embellishments). I use it because this post is about the news that Elizabeth Gilbert has left her husband to enter into a lesbian relationship with her best friend. In 2016, that previous sentence is no longer a […]
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