Religion and Values

Published
May 22, 2010

Worship Spotlight: First Baptist Church in South Portland

ADDRESS: 879 Sawyer St., South Portland DENOMINATION/AFFILIATION: As Conservative Baptists, we belong to WorldVenture, formerly known as the Conservative Baptist Association of America. The biblical purpose of this church is to connect people to Jesus Christ, nurture them in their faith, and mobilize them to reach others for Christ. The purpose is to know Jesus […]
Published
May 22, 2010

Boy’s baptism surfaces in custody dispute

His Pentecostal mother objects to his Catholic father's wishes.
Published
May 22, 2010

Will Billy Graham give another sermon?

The evangelist would like to preach, but health reasons may force him to do it on video.
Published
May 15, 2010

Worship Spotlight: Galilee Baptist Church, Gorham

ADDRESS: 317 Main St., Gorham. DENOMINATION/AFFILIATION: Galilee is not a member of any denomination or association. HISTORY: We exist to glorify God by praising Him in worship, sharing the good news of Jesus Christ, caring for one another in Christian love, and preparing believers to fulfill His global mission. Galilee Baptist was formed in 1975 […]
Published
May 15, 2010

Catholics to praise first black U.S. priest

But who was it? Many say it was a Chicago clergyman, but his rival for the title is a one-time Portland bishop.

Published
May 15, 2010

Reflections: The gift of awareness reveals the goodness all around us and the joy of existence

Our pained faces crack when we enter again into the mystery from which we have been separated. We recognize the mystery in ourselves, in another, or in some graceful transpiration of the world, and our pain is miraculously integrated into the wholeness of our beings. It does not cease entirely, as the mystery bears both […]
Published
May 8, 2010

Reflections: Listening deeply to another – without an agenda – expands our consciousness

It was a rainy Sunday — Mother’s Day — and a few people came over to the car as I pulled up outside the soup kitchen. I was deciding against holding our sidewalk prayer/communion as a fellow said, “Pastor Mair, it’s just too wet.” Sue was there too, and I was wondering if she was […]
Published
May 8, 2010

Christian groups pay members’ care costs

Those in health-sharing ministries cover each other's medical bills and pray for each other, too.
Published
May 8, 2010

Worship SpotlightThe Rock Church of Greater Portland, South Portland

ADDRESS: 7 Braeburn Ave. Three additional Rock Churches are located in Bangor, Brewer and Winter Harbor. DENOMINATION/AFFILIATION: Non-denominational Christian HISTORY: The Rock Church began in 1998 as a small Bible study held in a home with six adults and eight children. Over the next few years, the church met in hotel conference rooms, a warehouse […]
Published
May 8, 2010

Religion Calendar

Today Rummage sale, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., Clark Memorial United Methodist Church, Forest and Pleasant avenues, Portland. Rummage sale, 8:30 to 11 a.m., Holy Martyrs Parish, 266 Foreside Road. Falmouth. Rummage sale, 9 a.m. to noon, Pride’s Corner Church, 235 Pride St., Westbrook. Spring Fair, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., St. Stephen the Martyr […]

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