Christian service has been on my mind the last month or so. A few of us have been discussing cleaning and maintenance needs in and around the building and the advantages and disadvantages of having a paid caretaker. Coupled with this is the weekly Fellowship Lunch with its demands of a weekly setup and cleanup…. Read More ›

Sermon Excerpt: Your biggest problem is your own sin from the sermon Behold the Covenant. To watch the entire sermon, click here. Pride Check. Consider the following questions which expose the fruit of pride in our lives. Do you want to be well-known and important? Do you want to impress people? Don’t you do this… Read More ›

Every year at this time Christians discuss together what they do for Halloween. Do you celebrate it? Do you try to use it as an outreach? Do you avoid it and denounce it? What makes matters more complicated is that there are more opinions than questions. It is my aim in this article, not just… Read More ›

The longer you live and the more people you know, the more familiar you will be with suffering and trials. It can be an unexpected diagnosis from the doctor, a long battle with illness or disease, a chronic pain, family caught in a war, or deep anxiety about the unknown. The list goes on and… Read More ›

The pastors who wrote the Westminster Confession stated, “All things in Scripture are not alike plain in themselves, nor alike clear unto all: yet those things which are necessary to be known, believed, and observed for salvation are so clearly propounded, and opened in some place of Scripture or other, that not only the learned,… Read More ›

Children are welcomed and encouraged to be part of the family of faith at Fairview. Parents know the challenges this brings and so this article provides some practical tips for you to prepare your children for Sunday. The following are some suggested activities to prepare your children to get the most from the weekly gathering… Read More ›

Catechism is merely an anglicized version of the Greek word, katekeo, which simply means, “to instruct”. The word has come to be known as a style of instruction that teaches the essentials of the Christian faith. Most catechisms are based on a creed or statement of belief. They are usually named for the creed or… Read More ›