Author Archives: dsmith

A Simple Invitation

His name is Kevin. He has been attending for about two years but only for four months as a Jesus follower.
Kevin is a guy like any one of us. A middle class business man who feel on hard times about five years ago. He had a drinking problem and finally realized that [...]

Question #6

Question #6 is about - Social injustices.  The question is…with social injustices rampant; what should a Christ-follower do?
Well…I have said several times that I would post an answer to this question on this blog…some technical problems, several out of town trips, and a borage of emails later…I still haven’t posted the answer.
NO Worries…I am going [...]

5 Myths For Singles about Sex!

For many churches, the word sex is a four letter word.  But this last Sunday, we tackled question about sex because, well… You asked for it!
I mentioned that singles are feed many lies when it comes to the sensitive subject of sex. 
The challenge was…Don’t buy into the lies!  So, what are the lies?
There are five [...]

Around the world in 11 days!

Monday morning I leave on an 11 day trip to Asia with my good friend and Fairhaven member, Jim Kohls. We will be going to Thailand and Malaysia visiting some of our global staff.
Do you want to go with us? Well, you can!
All you need to do is to clik on this U-Tube site and [...]

Response to the “Letter to the Editor”

Dear Ms. King,
The church of tomorrow will be filled with kids that come to Christ today! At Fairhaven we are passionate about making church a place that excites kids to come and learn about God. There are so many things that are competing for the attention of our kids today, and the church needs to [...]

He’s got the whole world in His hands…even Wacky World.

 
 
His name is Bruce Barry! He learned everything he knows from his father, Dick Barry, a cartoonist for Walt Disney. Bruce began drawing and designing as soon as he was old enough to pick up a pencil. As a young boy he honed his skills by painting window murals for small businesses in his neighborhood.
Illustrations, [...]

One meal you should never skip!

The one meal that you should never skip is…The Passover Dinner!
You know we miss so much being Gentiles! The Passover Dinner is a chance to get connected with the history and symbolism of what we celebrate every month in Communion.
When we celebrate Communion, it is the third cup in what is a four cup celebration. [...]

Secrets…in scary places!

Ever found yourself in a place that you never expected? Didn’t want to be? Wondered how you got there?
Scary! There is just no other word.
We’ve all been there…and wondered, what is the secret in getting through?
You know, when you thumb through the pages of Scripture, you find many people…real people…who find them themselves in places [...]

MissionsFest 09

Ron Julian is here! Straight from Congo, Africa. A place that New York Times says is in the top ten worst places to live in the world. Why would you go to Congo?

Two reasons….One-because God calls you to go! Two - Lost People matter to God!
Ron & Ruth are training church leaders to lead [...]

Lying about the package?

I am sitting on the corner of the bed with my son Wednesday night. I asked him, “So, what did you learn at church tonight?”
He said, “Dad, we learned about the importance of telling the truth!”
“Great, do you think telling the truth is important,” I asked.
“Ya, lying hurts you,” he said, “and it hurts everyone [...]