Is smoking marijuana a sin?In this episode of The Pastor's Office, Pastor Travis and Maddi talk honestly about marijuana: the medical claims, the recreational explosion, the "it's harmless, it's natural" argument — and what God's Word actually says about putting our minds and bodies under the influence of anything but the Holy Spirit.They've lived this. Before Christ, marijuana wasn't a casual habit — it was a master. "Marijuana became my best friend. I smoked sun up to sun down." They share their own testimonies of addiction and freedom, the statistics the dispensaries won't put on a billboard, the rise of "canna moms" and gummies marketed to exhausted parents, and the biblical truth that set them free.This isn't about how close to the line you can get. It's about who — or what — is really mastering you.📖 Scriptures referenced in this episode:1 Corinthians 6:12 • Proverbs 20:1 • Ephesians 5:18 • Galatians 5:19–21 • 1 Peter 5:8 • Hebrews 12:1 • 1 John 5:21 • 1 Corinthians 6:19💬 This is a hot-button issue and we welcome the conversation — drop your thoughts in the comments below. Be honest, be kind, and let's reason through Scripture together.🙏 If this episode challenged or encouraged you, LIKE, SUBSCRIBE, and SHARE it with someone who needs to hear it. We're praying this biblical truth reaches the social media public square. Grace and peace to you.#Marijuana #Christian #Bible #Pastor #Faith #Jesus #Testimony #Addiction #Sobriety #Weed #Cannabis #ChristianPodcast #Gospel #CalvaryChapel #BibleStudy #Maine

The Maine Wire's Joe Sokol: Christian Journalist Exposing DarknessMaine Wire journalist Joe Sokol sits down in the Pastor's Office to talk faith, cameras, and the fight for the soul of Bangor. Known across Maine as the reporter people "love or hate," Joe explains why a Bible-believing, Jesus-loving journalist walks straight toward the drug crisis, homelessness, and open-air needle markets that the mainstream media won't touch — and why he believes shining light on darkness is worth being called every name in the book.In this episode, Joe and Pastor Travis go from the streets of Bangor to the deepest questions of faith. Joe turns the tables and puts Pastor Travis on the spot with unscripted, no-holds-barred questions on abortion, capital punishment, pornography in the church, marijuana, Israel, and more. It's part testimony, part street report, part theology — completely unfiltered.From Florida addiction and the penal system to a camera and a calling in central Maine, this is Joe Sokol's story — and a conversation about what it really means to expose the truth as a follower of Christ.🎥 Follow Joe Sokol's reporting at The Maine Wire⛪ The Pastor's Office — biblical truth for the public square🔔 Subscribe, like, and share to put biblical truth into the social media square.CHAPTERS0:00 – "Love you or hate you, everybody knows you"2:30 – Exposing Bangor: needles, homelessness & the footage7:00 – "They call me a bigot" — why people react11:00 – From Florida addiction to a camera in Maine16:00 – The mainstream media won't name the Maine Wire20:00 – Joe takes the mic: journalistic integrity & filming in public26:00 – Do aborted babies go to heaven?33:00 – Capital punishment, the Amalekites & the City of Refuge41:00 – Should Christians smoke marijuana?44:00 – "Satan's Little Season" and biblical illiteracy48:00 – Is modern Israel biblical Israel?53:00 – Was David and Jonathan's relationship gay?58:00 – The porn statistics in the church nobody talks about1:05:00 – Preaching heaven, hell & the closing wordKEYWORDS / TOPICSJoe Sokol, Maine Wire, The Pastor's Office, Bangor Maine, Christian journalist, homelessness crisis, drug crisis Maine, Calvary Chapel, biblical worldview, Christian podcast, faith and politics, Maine news#MaineWire #JoeSokol #ThePastorsOffice #ChristianPodcast #BangorMaine #Faith #BiblicalTruth #Jesus

Noah Webster Warned Us: Education Without the Bible Is Useless | The Pastor's Office ft. Steve RobinsonMaine ranks 41st in the nation in education, 43rd in reading — and it's the least religious state in America. Coincidence? In this episode, Steve Robinson of The Maine Wire joins the Pastor's Office to connect the dots between a state that pushed God out of the classroom and a school system in freefall.We dig into a 2008 study showing that students with the highest biblical literacy also carried the highest GPAs, why textbook pioneer Noah Webster insisted "education is useless without the Bible," and how "equity," social-emotional learning, and gender ideology have quietly become the new state religion of public education. It's a candid conversation about indoctrination, the collapse of academic standards, the persecution of Christian parents, and why it may take a spiritual awakening — and Christian men re-engaging locally — to turn the tide.🔎 WHAT WE COVER– Maine by the numbers: 41st in education, 43rd in reading– The connection between biblical literacy and higher GPAs– Noah Webster's warning: education without the Bible is useless– How the least religious state became one of the least educated– "Academic learning takes a back seat" — the Commissioner's own words– Religion wasn't removed from schools, it was replaced– Grooming, CPS, and Christian parents under fire– Equity as the new god: the Portland School Board– Why Christian men withdrew — and why they must return– Revival, the ballot box, and how to actually get involved📖 SCRIPTURE REFERENCEDProverbs 22:6 – "Train up a child in the way he should go…"Romans 1:21–22 – "…professing to be wise, they became fools."Proverbs 1:7 – "The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge."Psalm 14:1 – "The fool has said in his heart, there is no God."Psalm 139:14 – "…fearfully and wonderfully made."Genesis 1:27 – Made in the image of God.1 Peter 4:17 – "Judgment begins in the household of God."Matthew 5:13–14 – "You are the salt of the earth… the light of the world."🔔 If this resonated, LIKE, SHARE, and SUBSCRIBE — help us carry the Word of God into the public square. Grace and peace to you.#PastorsOffice #Christianity #Faith #Bible #Education #Maine #NoahWebster #Discipleship #ChurchAndCulture #ChristianPodcast #SpiritualAwakening #BiblicalWorldview

Can a woman be a pastor? We open the Bible and answer it plainly — no hedging.Pastor Travis and his wife Madison sit down at The Pastor's Office to work through what Scripture actually teaches about women in ministry, and why "equal" doesn't mean "equivalent."In this episode we respond to the growing push for women pastors across evangelical Christianity — from Beth Moore leaving the SBC and Rick Warren ordaining women, to Sadie Robertson's viral case for women in the pulpit. We trace where this shift really started, what the Bible says about the office of pastor and elder, and how God's design for men and women is a beautiful complement rather than a competition.We cover:- The 4 views — egalitarianism, complementarianism, and the "soft complementarian" blur- What Scripture says: 1 Timothy 2, 1 Timothy 3, 1 Corinthians 11, Genesis 1–3, 1 Peter 3, Titus 2- Deborah in Judges 4 — the verse the egalitarian camp forgets- The real history: 1848 to Antoinette Brown Blackwell (1853) to Aimee Semple McPherson to today- "Equal but not equivalent" — the imago Dei and the order of God- Prophesying, testimony, and worship — what women ARE called to do- The waves of feminism, the sexual revolution, DINKs, and modesty- Andrew Tate, the "red pill" movement, and why biblical Christianity is NOT chauvinismWhether you land in the complementarian or egalitarian camp, we'd love for you to open your Bible and wrestle through it with us.📖 "I do not permit a woman to teach or to have authority over a man…" — 1 Timothy 2:12🔔 SUBSCRIBE for new episodes every Friday.👍 Like, comment your thoughts (we read them), and share this with someone wrestling through it.The Pastor's Office | Calvary Chapel Greater Portland — Southern Maine#Christianity #WomenPastors #Bible #Complementarianism #Pastor #Theology #Faith #ChristianPodcast #GodsDesign #Egalitarianism #SBC #BibleStudy

A tragedy is not a license to tear down the system.Thirty-six hours after a fatal ICE encounter in Biddeford, Maine, a community is grieving — and rightly so. But alongside the vigils came something else: upside-down flags, and calls to defund and dismantle the very institutions God has ordained. In this episode of The Pastor's Office, Pastor Travis sits down with Pastor Rosaire Veilleux to ask a fair question: does God's Word speak into a moment like this?We think it does. The loss of life is a genuine tragedy, and we want a real investigation and true justice. This conversation isn't about the tragedy itself — it's about the response, and how grief, which is legitimate and human, can drift toward a familiar pattern of rebellion we've seen before. It's a discussion about mourning well, thinking biblically, and holding two things at once: compassion for those who are hurting, and clarity that tearing down God-ordained institutions is the wrong answer.We also talk honestly about the temptation for pastors to stay silent — and why confronting the culture with truth, and grace, has always been part of the calling.In this episode:- Why the Biddeford tragedy calls for lament — and what a biblical response actually looks like- "Casting off restraint" (Proverbs) and the difference between justice and vengeance- BLM, Antifa, and weighing what a movement says against what it stands for- Rebellion against God's established order — marriage, family, government, and the church- Romans 13 and why God ordains governing authorities- Can you preach Jesus and still address the issues of your day?- Salt and light, and seeking the peace of the city (Jeremiah 29)Scripture referenced: 2 Corinthians 10 · 1 Peter 5:8 · Ephesians 2 & 6 · John 8, 12 & 15 · Genesis 9:6 · Romans 12 & 13 · Isaiah 14 · 2 Timothy 3 · Jude · 1 Samuel 15 · Jeremiah 29:5–7 · Proverbs 29:18 · Matthew 5 (salt & light)Whether you agree or disagree, we'd value your thoughts in the comments. Like, subscribe, and share to help these conversations reach more people. Grace and peace to you.

Is manhood dead? Pastor Greg Huston doesn't think it has to be.With nearly two decades of pastoral ministry behind him, Pastor Greg Houston sits down at The Pastor's Office to talk about what's really at stake for the next generation of men — and it goes far beyond church attendance.In this conversation, Greg and Pastor Travis discuss:- The "ABCs of manhood" — why your Character, not your Accomplishments or your Bulk, is the real measure of a man- Why men have quietly walked away from the church for decades — and the 2025 resurgence Barna is finally tracking- The 93% factor: when a father gets saved, the whole family follows — compared to just 17% when it's the mother- "Church is more therapy than instruction" — the skeptic's challenge, and why even a pastor agrees the church has gone soft- Fatherlessness and the vacancy it leaves in a boy's heart — and why spiritual fathers matter more than ever- What 1 Timothy 2 actually says about women in the pulpit — and why denominations voting on it are missing the point- Raising boys in a culture that tells them to question their gender ("God gave us the owner's manual")- The idol of sports — and what Tom Brady's 7 rings cost him (the one ring that actually mattered)- Video games, fantasy, and the escape from real-life responsibility- Chivalry, courtship, and how to recognize a godly man worth marrying- When does a boy become a man? The "line in the sand" every son needs his father to draw- A word of hope to the man who feels like he's already failedIf you care about the future of your family — your sons, your marriage, your church, and the men who will lead the next generation — this is the conversation you need to hear.📖 "Be watchful, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong." — 1 Corinthians 16:13🔔 Subscribe for more conversations at the intersection of faith, family, and manhood. 👍 Like and share if this episode challenged or encouraged you. 💬 Drop a comment: What's the most important thing a father can pass on to his son?#BiblicalManhood #ChristianMen #Fatherhood #ThePastorsOffice #ChristianPodcast #Discipleship #Manhood #Maine

Is Maine godless? Bobby Charles doesn't think it has to stay that way.Fresh off securing the Republican nomination for Governor of Maine, Bobby Charles sits down at The Pastor's Office to talk about what's really at stake in November — and it goes far beyond politics.In this conversation, Bobby and Pastor Travis discuss:⚫️ Why Maine has become one of the least religious — and, according to Liberty Counsel, one of the most anti-Christian — states in the nation⚫️ The moral case behind every policy issue: property taxes, income taxes, energy costs, and why they're all connected to how we treat our neighbors⚫️ The 6,500 no-bid contracts, the missing millions, and the normalized corruption inside Augusta⚫️ Why 150 kids died in state foster care — and why the Democrat-controlled legislature voted down the bill to investigate it⚫️ Maine's fentanyl and addiction crisis: 8,000 overdoses last year, only 300 residential treatment beds, and how Christ-centered recovery could change everything⚫️ The pride parade, the hypersexualization of kids, biological males in women's prisons and showers — and why common sense has become controversial⚫️ What the Bible and biology both say about gender ("Noah only chose two")⚫️ Why pastors CAN speak boldly from the pulpit — and what the IRS actually says about it⚫️ The path to revival: personal, spiritual, and statewide⚫️ How Bobby plans to reform Augusta, restore trust, and reset the moral compass of the Pine Tree StateIf you care about the future of Maine — the schools, the streets, the churches, and the next generation — this is the conversation you need to hear.📖 "Come now, let us reason together, says the Lord." — Isaiah 1:18—🔔 Subscribe for more conversations at the intersection of faith, culture, and politics.👍 Like and share if this episode challenged or encouraged you.💬 Drop a comment: What issue matters most to you in this election?#BobbyCharles #MaineGovernor #ThePastorsOffice #MainePolitics #ChristianPodcast #Revival #Maine2026

In this episode of The Pastor's Office Podcast, Pastor Travis sits down with Pastor Dom Veilleux of Calvary Chapel New Heart in Bangor, Maine to tackle one of the most urgent spiritual questions of our generation: Is artificial intelligence replacing our relationship with God?From a $1.99 AI Jesus chatbot to Barna research showing 1 in 3 American evangelical Christians now trust AI spiritual advice as much as their pastor's — the cultural shift is already here. But what does the Bible actually say about it?Pastor Dom unpacks the biblical pattern of "the artificial" — from fig leaves in Genesis to the Antichrist himself — and introduces a concept every Christian needs to hear: artificial righteousness. Along the way, Adam and Dom dive into Revelation 13, the false prophet giving breath to the image of the beast, the rise of artificial general intelligence (AGI), and how end-times prophecy is unfolding in real time.This is not a fear-based AI conversation. It's a biblical worldview conversation about technology, discernment, and what it actually means to walk with God in an age of counterfeits.🔑 In This Episode:- Why AI is the spiritual conversation the Church is missing- The biblical pattern of "the artificial" from Genesis to Revelation- Is AI the Mark of the Beast? A pastor's honest answer- The Barna stat every Christian needs to hear- Reacting to the $1.99 AI Jesus chatbot- Yuval Noah Harari on AI writing "a new Bible"- What is artificial righteousness — and why it matters more than AI- The Babylon connection: large language models and the one-world system- How to use AI as a tool without making it an idol📖 Scripture Referenced:Genesis 3, Genesis 6, Genesis 11, Exodus 20, Isaiah 14, Daniel 12, Matthew 13, Romans 13, 2 Timothy 2-4, Hebrews 10, Revelation 13🎙️ Guest: Pastor Dom VeilleuxIf this episode encouraged you, please like, subscribe, and share it with someone wrestling with these questions. Your support helps us reach more believers with biblical truth in a culture full of counterfeits.🔔 Subscribe for new episodes every Friday💬 Drop your thoughts in the comments — we read them📩 Share this episode with a friend who needs it#ThePastorsOffice #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #Bible #Christianity #EndTimes #BiblicalWorldview #Pastor #ChristianPodcast #Jesus #HolySpirit #Revelation #Antichrist #ChristianApologetics

In December 2013, on a freezing night in a Bangor dope house, a man put a serrated knife to Pastor Travis Carey's throat and robbed him of everything he had. That man was Aaron Davis. It was Travis's birthday.Seven years later, Aaron walked through the doors of the church Travis had just planted in Greater Portland — holding his six-week-old son and searching for freedom. What happened between those two moments is a story so unlikely that, in their own words, most people simply don't believe it.In this episode of The Pastor's Office, Travis sits down with Pastor Aaron Davis of Calvary Chapel Lewiston for one of the most remarkable testimonies of God's grace you'll ever hear. Aaron opens up about growing up biracial and fatherless in rural Bradford, Maine; the abandonment and identity crisis that shaped him; the OxyContin epidemic that swept through small-town New England; and the loss of his fiancée Nicole, who was executed in a drug deal gone wrong in 2012. He shares the years of addiction, dealing, and prison that followed — and the moment, while erasing Travis's stolen phone, that he saw text after text from a discipleship program pleading with Travis to come back to the Lord. God used those messages, meant for someone else, to break through the darkness.From a relapse and a dog dying in his arms in the New Mexico desert, to suicidal despair during the COVID lockdowns, to a full surrender to Christ and a miraculous deliverance from Suboxone — Aaron's journey leads him through Calvary Residential Discipleship and ultimately to planting a church in one of Maine's hardest cities.In the second half, Travis and Aaron turn to the theme that ties their whole story together: identity. They discuss how the enemy and the culture push us to define ourselves by skin color, gender, or background — and how the gospel goes far deeper. The conversation engages the national conversation around race and identity politics, including reactions to Charlie Kirk, clips from Pastor John Amanchukwu, and the Austin Metcalf / Karmelo Anthony case, before landing on the truth that there is one race — the human race — made in the image of God.This is a story of forgiveness, brotherhood, and a redemption only God could have written.Guest: Pastor Aaron Davis — Calvary Chapel LewistonHost: Pastor Travis Carey — Calvary Chapel Greater Portland⚪️ People & ministries referenced: Pastor Ken Graves (Calvary Chapel Bangor) • Seven Oaks / Calvary Residential Discipleship • U-Turn for Christ • Will Cass • Pastor John Amanchukwu • Charlie Kirk • Steve Robinson & Jon Fetherston (The Maine Wire)⚪️ Scripture referenced: Deuteronomy 30:19 • Exodus 3 • John 1 • Acts 17:26 • Genesis 32 (Jacob/Israel) • 1 Corinthians 11:1🎧 Listen on Spotify | 📺 Watch full episodes on YouTube: @calvarychapelgreaterportland🔔 Like, subscribe, and follow to see the gospel go into the social media square. Grace and peace to you.

On this episode of The Pastor's Office, Pastor Corey Kilgus shares one of the most radical testimonies of God's grace you'll ever hear.Corey grew up in a home shattered by addiction — both of his parents were heroin and methamphetamine addicts. He ran away from home at 11, starving and angry. At 14, the FBI showed up at his door: his father was robbing banks. After a very public trial, his dad was sent to San Quentin, where a little old lady visiting the prison led him to Christ through the pages of Lamentations.But Corey was still far from God. What followed was years of blackout drinking, drugs, dozens of street fights, multiple stints in jail, solitary confinement, and a recovery program he learned to game while still using. He had tried every "well" the world had to offer — and came up empty every time.Then one night, drunk and reckless, a single phone call with an old friend who had just met Jesus changed everything. Corey got on his knees and prayed a simple, desperate prayer — and woke up a different man. The desire for the old life was gone.In this conversation, Corey walks through:⚪️ His childhood and the FBI knock that changed his life⚪️ His father's jailhouse conversion in San Quentin⚪️ The night he was born again — and didn't even know it⚪️ How the Word of God revealed Christ to him before he ever set foot in a church⚪️ Meeting and marrying Danielle (he bought the wedding rings before they'd ever had a real conversation)⚪️ God's call to the mission field through Romans 10:14–15⚪️ Selling everything, living in a tent and a shed, and buying a one-way ticket to Peru⚪️ Planting a thriving church in Trujillo — a city two previous church plants had failed to reach⚪️ How God has grown that work into a Bible college, an elementary school, and missionaries serving across eight South American nations through Gospel South AmericaThis is a story about the power of God's Word to transform a life that everyone — including Corey — had written off. As he puts it: "It's the grace of God and the power of the gospel that can change a person.""If you continue in my word… you shall know the truth, and the truth shall set you free." — John 8:31–32🌎 Learn more about Pastor Corey's ministry: Gospel South America and Calvary TrujilloIf this episode encouraged you, like, subscribe, and share it with someone who needs to hear that no life is too far gone for God.#Testimony #Christianity #Gospel #Missions #CalvaryChapel #ThePastorsOffice #Jesus #Faith #Salvation #GospelSouthAmerica