November 2024 – Monthly Newsletter
Dear Friend, Each year, as I sit down to produce our November newsletter, there are two dominant themes: Thanksgiving and elections. I’m writing this letter without knowing the results of our local, state, and national elections. Regardless of the outcomes, I know...
October 2024 – Monthly Newsletter
Dear Friend, In our last legislative session, Maine passed two bills, making our state one of the most liberal when it comes to abortion and transgender policies. LD 1619 allows late-term abortions for any reason, and LD 227 will enable minors to access permanent...
September 2024 – Monthly Newsletter
Dear Friend, This may sound whiny, but one of my most challenging tasks as the League's executive director is writing the monthly newsletter. I guess it’s the pressure to say just the right thing to inspire readers to invest in our efforts. When starting the writing...
August 2024 – Monthly Newsletter
Dear Friend, Last month, the League received one of the greatest honors an organization like ours could receive. One of our most prominent allies, the Alliance Defending Freedom, recognized us with the Ally of the Year award. It was truly humbling for Terri and me to...
July 2024 – Monthly Newsletter
Dear Friend, When you open this letter and glance at this month's newsletter, I wonder how many of you thought of the jingle Baseball, hotdogs, apple pie, and… you know the rest. July is the month we celebrate the birth of our great nation – – happy birthday,...
June 2024 – Monthly Newsletter
Dear Friend, As May closes and we enter June, I want to thank all the men and women who gave their lives for the exceptional freedoms we enjoy here in America. I always appreciate the opportunity to contemplate the sacrifices made to preserve the blessings we have...
May 2024 – Monthly Newsletter
Dear Friend, I was asked this question during a recent interview: Why bother reaching out to our elected officials when they constantly dismiss the large number of citizens showing up to public hearings, ignore scores of emails and phone calls, and disregard sound...
April 2024 – Monthly Newsletter
Dear Friend, Those closest to me know that I truly love Maine. I love our people, our natural beauty, and our way of life. That love for my home state makes what we are seeing happen to her break my heart. People often ask me, “How do you do it? How do you tolerate...
March 2024 – Monthly Newsletter
Dear Friend, One of my favorite theologians, J.I. Packer, wrote, “Without the resurrection, the bottom drops out of Christianity.” I would agree with Packer and the Apostle Paul in 1 Corinthians 15:14--without the resurrection, our advocacy for God’s truth regarding...
February 2024 – Monthly Newsletter
Dear Friend, Remember the story in Acts 12 when Christians were gathered at Mary’s house praying for Peter, who had been imprisoned by Herod? The angel of the Lord rescued Peter. He went to Mary’s, and young Rhoda answered the door as Peter knocked. She was so...