by Derek Fekkes | Mar 1, 2017 | Uncategorized
I am excited to announce that Roots Church will begin public worship services April 23. This means that we are moving to a weekly worship service format with the preached Word and corporate worship. Here’s what else you need to know: When: We will gather every...
by Derek Fekkes | Feb 20, 2017 | Uncategorized
“Too often we look for the Spirit in the extraordinary when God has promised to be present in the ordinary. We look for God in the fresh and novel, as if his grace were always an ‘event,’ when he has promised that his Spirit faithfully attends the ordinary means of...
by Derek Fekkes | Dec 27, 2016 | Uncategorized
I spent the good part of my childhood believing that Christian faith and joy had very little, if anything, to do with one another. I viewed God’s commands and His way of life as somewhat of a hassle, as perhaps good in some sense but incompatible with my passions and...
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...
by Derek Fekkes | Aug 30, 2016 | Uncategorized
(This is the second post in a series on the things that those of us in small (ish) towns often are tempted to give God-like significance and worship to. The intro post is here.) To the Christian, family is a great thing and should be one of our highest priorities. We...
by Derek Fekkes | Aug 23, 2016 | Uncategorized
I think it’s true that everybody is a worshipper. Everyone sacrifices their time, money, and thoughts towards something. We have functional gods who determine the decisions we make and the direction of our lives. For example, if feeling good about my body is the most...
