Fairdale Pastor’s Blog:

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  • 4 Reflections on Graduations

    I have already been to four graduations, and I have several more to attend in the next week. Also, Valeria and I have received in the mail many other graduation announcements. It is the season for graduations! Graduations are monumental! It is possibly the biggest rite-of-passage we have in America in the life of a…

  • 7 Characteristics of Christians and Suffering

    Life is hard. Most people know this. It is not always hard. But hard times eventually come to almost everybody. And when we do find ourselves in the midst of suffering, we need to have a good strong understanding from God about our suffering. Yesterday I preached on Christians and suffering. You can listen to…

  • Lullaby for my daughter

    When our first son, Joshua Jr., was born on January 2, 2008, I wrote him a lullaby. I was overcome with God’s goodness to me. I couldn’t then and I cannot now believe that I am a father and daddy. I most certainly do not deserve all the blessing in my life. God is good…

  • The Easter Story through Legos

    My kids love Legos. They enjoy trying to re-make life experiences through Legos. The other day while watching March Madness basketball, my 5 year old son, Eli, called me to the boys’ room to show me something.  I had never seen him do this before. And I did not help him with it. I thought…

  • you can’t please everybody

    Having kids has a way of teaching you a lot about life. Before I knew any better, I would ask our kids what would they like for dinner. One would want nuggets and fries. One wanted pizza. One would want chips and queso. And one would want nothing but a slushie. At that point, I…

  • 3 thoughts on being holy

    One of the most serious yet ignored and/or misunderstood passages in all the Bible is when God says to us “You shall be holy, for I am holy.” God first said it in Leviticus 11, and Peter quotes it and elaborates on it in 1 Peter 1. At our church, we are preaching through 1 Peter…

  • What is truth?

    In John 18:37, Jesus claims “For this purpose I was born and for this purpose I have come into the world — to bear witness to the truth.” —Jesus’s purpose in coming to earth is to bear witness to the truth. In reply to that, Pilate asks Jesus in John 18:38 “What is truth?” —Pilate, like many people, question…

  • 4 Thoughts on Fatherhood from Genesis 22

    Lord willing, Valeria and I will have our 5th child in April. We are looking forward to it. But we also realize that having 5 kids is a big responsibility. I love the quote by the late Jim Valvano “My father gave me the greatest gift anyone could give another person, he believed in me.” I…

  • Pic-Pac is closing. Thank you, Mr. Nichols!

    By now you have probably heard that Fairdale’s IGA Pic-Pac grocery store is closing for good. This will be a sad day for Fairdale. Pic-Pac, owned and operated by the original owner Mr. Bill Nichols, opened its doors in 1979. For the last 36 years, everyone in Fairdale has been served by Mr. Nichols and…

  • Cyclocross National Champion, Fairdale boy, Drew Dillman

    The College Ministry at FBC Fairdale has been thriving over the last few years. One of our young men, Drew Dillman, made big news this week. Drew won the USA Cycling Collegiate National Championship in Cyclocross. Nationals were held in Austin, TX this year, and you can read the whole story here. There are more…