by Derek Fekkes | Nov 23, 2016 | Uncategorized
How do you respond to suffering? Most of us attempt to cope with suffering by turning either to apathy, escapism, or bitterness. My go-to is apathy. I see many others turning to escapism and bitterness. But the fact is that these responses do more harm than good....
by Derek Fekkes | Nov 23, 2016 | Uncategorized
The term “gospel-centered” is certainly overused, but I contend that it still has great value, at least as a concept. And that is because of the rampant presence of distortions to the central Christian message–“God saves...
by Derek Fekkes | Nov 23, 2016 | Uncategorized
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...
by Derek Fekkes | Oct 19, 2016 | Uncategorized
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...
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...
