This past week was the 39th anniversary of Roe vs. Wade, and hundreds of pro-life advocates participated in the annual “Hands Around the Capitol” rally and march in Augusta. This news prompted me to see if any progress was made on this front in 2011 in the Maine State Legislature. It turns out that even [...]
Christ is in Christmas for the Long Haul
Christ is in Christmas for the long haul- even if people try to take it out. Therefore, I don’t get all worried about the so-called “secularization of Christmas” we hear about all the time. If people want to turn away from the true meaning of Christmas, then that is at their own peril. For those of [...]
The Gospel is for Christians too
In an article at The Gospel Centered Discipleship, the point is made that as Christians we need to share The Gospel- with OTHER CHRISTIANS. This point really made me think. You can check out the article for yourself, but I am going to summarize it here. The basic premise of the article is we, as Christians, [...]
Physical and Spiritual Health Rant- To “All the People Out There”
I had a regular checkup with my doctor this morning, and as he motioned out the window he lamented, “All the people ‘out there’ just walk around miserable because they do nothing about their health”… He continued along the lines of once they’re older they have even bigger problems because they didn’t take the time [...]
My New Journey: Online Bible School
In September I started my first quarter of online bible school through my local church. As I’ve said before, I attend The Rock Church of Bangor, Maine- which is a “distance site” for a program called the Vineyard Leadership Institute (VLI). First, I’ll answer- Why VLI? Then I will answer the more obvious question- “Why Bible [...]
My Take on Jesus Culture Awakening 2011
It has been a month and a half now (as of this writing) since I ventured on a 20 hour drive from Bangor, Maine to Chicago with my wife and two friends for Jesus Culture‘s Awakening Conference. While many personal blog stories, youtube videos, tweets and the like popped up all over the Internet in [...]
God’s Riches At Christ’s Expense
This past week at my home church- The Rock Church of Greater Bangor- Pastor Kirk preached a message called “Grace is Enough”. The acrostic G.R.A.C.E. resonated immediately with me- God’s Riches At Christ’s Expense. The fundamental Biblical principle is that solely by His grace alone, we are justified in God’s eyes by Faith Alone (in [...]
G.O.S.P.E.L. by Dare2Share
Cool video explaining the GOSPEL- G.od, [despite] O.ur S.ins, P.ays E.veryone L.ife [through Christ]… Amen. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhe5qLju3h4
My S.M.A.R.T. Take on Calvinism
I recently listened to a 12-part series from Ligonier Ministries called “What is Reformed Theology?” by R.C. Sproul. I was just interested in knowing more about Reformed Theology, and figured that was a good place to start. Sproul makes it clear that the “distinctives” of Calvinism are not all there is to being reformed, but [...]
