From time to time, Pastor LePage has been asked to write answers to the questions posed in the Lawrence Journal-World Faith Forum. Click on the links below to read Pastor LePage’s answers: Why would God favor one football team over another? (February 4, 2012) “As a religious professional, what’s your take on vampires as popular [...]

Ask 20 people what it means to be a real man or a real woman and you’ll probably get 20 different answers. But if you search the Bible—what God has said on manhood and womanhood—the answers will change your life. Makes sense, though. The One who designed us can best answer our most important questions [...]

As a pastor, I often get questions from people about various things. Sometimes, I feel others might be asking the same questions, so I share these exchanges here. I’m not the Bible Answer Man, but I hope my answers are helpful.  Q: Obamacare supposedly has the chip system involved and could have prophetic significance and could [...]

One of the most common objections to Christianity is the subject of evil. Many people ask, “If God is all-good and all-powerful, why is there evil in the world?” They say they simply could not believe in an all-good, all-powerful God because of the evil they’ve seen and the suffering they’ve experienced. But, the Bible [...]

There are many laws in the book of Leviticus that we no longer obey today – why should the laws about homosexuality be any different? Wasn’t Paul against homosexuality just because he was unfamiliar with loving, caring homosexuals? Aren’t homosexuals just doing what comes natural for them – the way God made them? Since Jesus [...]

The right of parents to direct the upbringing and education of their children has been recognized and upheld for centuries. But there are dark clouds on the horizon according to ParentalRights.org. This organization says they envision a world where the vital child-parent relationship is protected and preserved. Visit ParentalRights.org to learn more about how the [...]

Dr. James Dobson — head of Focus on the Family — weighed in recently on the choices we have for our next President. I won’t say whether I agree or not, but I thought this article was a great read. Here’s a quote to whet your appetite: “Should Sen. McCain capture the nomination as many [...]

Who are you? What is your identity? Identity is a buzz-word in our time. For example, there’s a lot of talk about “identity theft”. This, of course, is when someone steals your numbers (e.g., social security, bank accounts, credit card accounts, etc.) in order to steal your stuff. “Identity theft” seems like an exaggeration to [...]

Be careful what you let your kids see and hear. The writer of the books that inspired the recently released movie, The Golden Compass (starring Nicole Kidman) is named Philip Pullman. Pullman said in a 2003 interview, “My books are about killing God” and before that (2001) he said frankly that he was “trying to [...]

From Keep Your Head – Pastor LePage’s blog Numerous websites offer “Tips for How to Love Yourself”. A google search for “love yourself” produces more than a million hits. One site—written by a psychotherapist—gives such an extensive list of ways to “boost your self-love” that if you followed all the directions, you would be constantly [...]