October 25, 2023 started out like any other fall day in Maine, people went to work, cared for their families, spent time with friends and other routine activities. But before that day ended, 18 people lost their lives at a bar and bowling alley in Lewiston. A massive manhunt ensued until Robert Card was found dead that Friday of a self-inflicted gunshot wound…
Abrham Lincoln said that “most people are about as happy as they have decided to be.” As we turn our attention to Thanksgiving this week, I’d like to amend that a bit to say, “most people are about as thankful as they have decided to be.”
It was sometime in the fall of 1974 when I drove to Boston, to New England Deaconess School of Nursing to pick up my sister, Pam, and some of her friends to drive them back to Maine for a long weekend break. I had made the trip a few times before without incident, but this time was different…
I grew up in the 60’s when serving in the military was looked upon by many in my generation with disdain. The Vietnam War raged on in southeast Asia and many protesters took to the streets, at times violently, to voice their opposition. The men and women who served our country in the military risked ridicule and sometimes violence just by walking down the street….
Opinions of the holiday in Christian circles run the gamut from indifference to intense dislike. Some sincere believers don’t want anything to do with Halloween. They reason that because many of the practices of the Halloween season find their roots in medieval superstition and even the occult, Halloween should not be practiced by the serious Christian…
The Bible claims that Jesus Christ is the Son of God, that He died for your sins and mine, and that He rose from the dead after three days. Also, Jesus stated emphatically in John 14:6 that, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except by me.”
Last week we ended with the question, “Is it reasonable to believe Jesus’ claim that He is the only way to God?” My prayer is that after you read this article, you will conclude that it is reasonable to take Jesus at His word. He really is the only way to God!
What do you believe about God? Just as importantly, how firmly do you hold on to that belief? And what is that faith based on? Do you have a deep conviction based on the truth of God’s Word or is your belief a shallow, nebulous philosophy that drifts with the prevailing winds of man’s opinion?
Are you hiding something? Are you living a double life? Consider these real-life situations. A well-respected chief executive embezzles funds from his company. A man has two wives and two sets of children who know nothing of one another’s existence. The housewife who moonlights as a prostitute. The married corporate executive who wears lingerie under his business suit…