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Valeria and I took our children out to play in the snow. Tom Wallace park in Jefferson Memorial Forest (The lake in the background was frozen over. We were able to walk out on it.) located right here in Fairdale is an awesome place to go sledding. As these videos show, They loved it! …
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Sunday I preached our 2nd sermon in the series through Exodus. You can listen to that sermon here. It was on the blessing of God in oppression. Here is a fantastic quote from Douglas Stuart that I referenced in the sermon: “In a fallen world, the blessings of God are often so in conflict with…
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A few months back, I was interviewed about what advice I would give to a new younger pastor who is beginning to lead at an older established church. (I enjoyed this assignment because it deals with real life.) They specifically asked me to give 5 steps that I would take. (For the record, this situation…
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One of our college student’s at FBC Fairdale, Drew Dillman, is spending his Christmas in Belgium, Europe competing in Cyclocross. He was asked by www.cyclingnews.com to write a blog post about his experience with this trip over the holidays. Click this link to read Drew’s encouraging article. You can also follow Drew on twitter at…
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Deception is such a scary and dangerous thing. It is possible to think you are right and be very wrong. According to Dictionary.com, to deceive means to mislead by a false appearance or statement. Deception is the act of deceiving. There are many ways that we can be deceived. We deceive ourselves, and we are deceived by people. There are 4 places in…
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In Deuteronomy 6, Moses tells God’s people to teach their children about God “When you sit in your house.” That is a loaded statement for times have changed quite a bit. Do parents and children “sit” in their house together anymore? If so, do they do it with the TV turned off? And if the…