As we celebrate the 250th birthday of this great nation, the United States of America, it is a good time to reminisce about America’s history of personhood as a cornerstone of its Christian heritage.
Mother’s Day is a time to celebrate the strength, sacrifice, and love of mothers everywhere. It is an opportunity to reflect on the women that give us the greatest gift of all: life! Being a mother is often the most challenging yet rewarding experience a woman ever endures, and what better way to celebrate than to highlight how the personhood movement supports these warriors. Providing for Mothers in Need One of the most immediate ways the personhood movement supports mothers is by helping...
April is Abortion Recovery Awareness month. It is the time of year when I am reminded of the hard truths about abortion and the aftermath that comes from this evil act.
Most men and women are often not prepared for what comes in the months and years after they make the choice to abort their baby. Post Abortion Syndrome is real. Symptoms may include suicidal thoughts, depression, guilt, shame, regret, drug and/or alcohol abuse, promiscuity, and much more.
Over 10,000 young women in five Georgia counties are reached monthly with a pro-life message through digital ads that Georgia Right to Life helps fund.[1]
What comes to mind when you hear the words IVF and surrogacy? For many, these terms bring to mind images of couples who have longed for children and turned to assisted reproductive technology (ART) for assistance. These technologies tend to be presented as compassionate solutions, in order to fulfill a desire that is profoundly human.
For it is not light that is needed, but fire; it is not the gentle shower, but thunder. We need the storm, the whirlwind, and the earthquake. The feeling in the nation must be quickened, the conscience of the nation must be roused, the propriety of the nation must be startled, the hypocrisy of the nation must be exposed: and its crimes against God and man must be denounced.[1]
The cries of a newborn were heard coming from a motel dumpster. This isn’t a horror novel; this was reality in Columbus, Georgia only a few months ago.[1] This child survived because someone intervened in time. Not every story ends that way. Incidents like this are rare enough to shock us, yet common enough to reveal a painful truth: when mothers feel trapped, afraid, or unseen, desperate decisions can follow.
Before coming to Christ, Brian lived an “experiential” life. He spent a decade serving in the United States Navy, working in intelligence, and traveling the world. By his own account, it was a life marked by sin and spiritual emptiness, absent of the truth of the gospel. “The more I pursued my own desires,” he shared, “the more pointless it all became.”
As a parent, it is hard to read Robert Munsch’s children’s book Love You Forever without crying. Just the other night, my husband and I were bawling over the story’s touching ending as our toddler watched in confusion.
Now is the time for you and me to “be on your guard; stand firm in the faith; be courageous; be strong and to do everything in love.” (1 Corinthians 16:13-14)