• 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…

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  • 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…

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  • 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…

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  • 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…

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  • 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…

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  • “He is like a tree” is a powerful Scriptural compliment. What does it mean? Who is it referring to? What does it mean to be like a tree? This statement comes from Psalm 1. The person who is “like a tree” is the blessed man. But what makes this person blessed? With a strong statement,…

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