The sidewalk is empty in front of my city’s abortion facility. On a typical morning last June, dozens of women, companions, and pro-choice escorts would tread toward the building’s concrete awning. Our sidewalk counseling group walked alongside them toward the facility, offering them Gospel hope and help. We would see hearts harden and doors slam …
2022 was a massive year in the pro-life movement; in fact, in the political sphere, I assume that the Dobbs decision will be one of the biggest forward advances that we see in our lifetimes. Since the end of June, Speak for the Unborn has been working to continue to serve our Network Churches to …
“I’m majoring in Journalism… but I really want to be a stay-at-home mom someday.” This was my answer for the first two years of college every time someone asked. But by the third and fourth year, with a dozen close female friends who were all very career oriented, I had learned to amend my answer …
Dear Church, Imagine how different our world would be if a young woman holding an unexpected positive pregnancy test thought first of the church: “I know who will help me with this baby.” Imagine if she knew single mothers who told her, “The church will help you raise your child.” Imagine if she went to …
During the past 12 months at home, my children and I have enjoyed learning about and imagining faraway places through books and documentaries. We like to talk about where my three young sons would like to go, which animals they would see, and the people they would meet. This thought experiment is not far from …
The walls were slowly closing in around her. The air drained from the room. Dead ends stood before her in all directions. She struggled to breathe. The one-night mistake that she had with her boyfriend followed her from under the covers. She had hoped she had a virus of some kind. She prayed that working …
Growing up in the Church I’ve always felt like marriage was mostly viewed through the lens of roles: the husband leads and the wife submits. A lot of times I would see the beautiful picture of Christ and his bride, the Church, being like marriage. These ideas are found in the pages of Scripture, and …
Tears filled her eyes as she told me her story: an older boyfriend, pressure to have sex, pregnant at fourteen, and an abortion to cover the shame. Even though she’d been raised in a Christian family, the weight of guilt that followed these early choices led to years of wandering. She questioned, “Is there grace …
Originally written for The Gospel Coalition on August 4, 2015. Used with permission. You have likely heard this line of reasoning from earnest pro-lifers before. The logic goes something like this: You should be pro-life because you never know if you’ve aborted the next Einstein, the next Beethoven, the next Martin Luther King, Jr., the …
How can we help? As a local pastor in a small community, this is a question that runs through my mind a dozen times a week. For most believers, this is an impulse whenever we see a tragedy, problem, or issue in our cities and beyond. Some churches have vast resources and excel at identifying …
Originally published with Ligonier Ministries on May 1, 2011. Used with permission. It does little good to encourage people to discipline themselves to evangelize if they do not know the gospel. Try this experiment in your church, class, or small group to reveal one’s level of preparedness to share the gospel. Distribute paper and then …
The local church has the responsibility to demonstrate the life Christ makes possible by being an embassy of God’s kingdom. How so? Jonathan Leeman explains, “Indeed, the church is a kind of embassy, only it represents a kingdom of even greater political consequence to the nations and their governors. And this embassy represents a kingdom …
Church historians cite William Carey’s mission to India as the fount of modern missions. At a time when some Calvinistic Baptists, thinking God would not employ the efforts of men to spread the message of His kingdom, squelched Carey’s pleas for international missions efforts, Carey pressed his ministerial associates to consider the blessings they enjoyed …
Before I moved to my current home 21 years ago to take a university teaching position, I spent ten years going once a week to various abortion clinics in my city. It was exhausting, exhilarating work. So much of the help we offered and the exhortations we gave to mothers and fathers in hopes they …
The Pro-Life fight against abortion is a worthy one. It recognizes the inherent dignity in a human being and argues vehemently that no one has the right to snuff that life out through abortion. In recent years, the fight for life has expanded to defend human dignity from womb to tomb. This has allowed the …
I was 16 when I had my abortion. I carried it mostly alone that first year, but when it became too much to bear alone, I slowly invited more people into my pain—a friend, a youth pastor, and, eventually, my parents. I’ll never forget sitting across the table from them my senior year of high …
Over the summer, I’ve been preaching through the Ten Commandments. One of the lessons that the Holy Spirit has taught me is how much kindness God demonstrated in the two tablets, inscribed by his own finger. Given to an already-rescued people, God provides for them the way of human flourishing. These weren’t rules to follow …
The older I get the more upset I become at all of the injustice taking place in our world. Racial discrimination, sexual harassment, school shootings, religious persecution, abortion, and so much more seems to happen more now, than ever. As Christians, we must be firm in our pro-life values, from womb to tomb. So how …
In my mid-twenties, I became pregnant. At the time I was unsaved and unmarried, and I had grown up in a church that taught that babies weren’t human until they were born. Many of my friends had abortions, so the solution to my dilemma seemed obvious. Even as an unbeliever, my abortion was traumatic. But …
Recently, I witnessed a travesty. In the wake of the killings of George Floyd, well-intentioned pastors gathered at Atlanta’s state capitol to lament his death and speak out against injustice. Sadly, not one pastor shared the gospel. Not one. No one mentioned Jesus is our only hope. No one mentioned the cross. No one spoke …
Some people are good when it comes to intercessory prayer. They keep a journal. They make lists. They are faithful in this service and blood-earnest in their pleas before God. At some point, God will show us how their constancy and fervency in prayer changed the world. Among these prayer warriors are those who pray …
Written by Isaac Busby, Programs & Training Coordinator As we’re now months into the crisis of COVID-19, we’re feeling the weight of the trials that we’ve been anticipating. The novelty of this “once-in-a-lifetime” scenario has largely worn off, and society is groaning for things to return. It’s my prayer that the church has been able …
My ideas have rarely coincided with the Lord’s plans. I had dreams of how my life would turn out and did everything I could to make them happen. Some things went as I had hoped, but then life started to unravel. Mistakes, medical issues, and unforeseen problems came up, leaving me bewildered and frustrated. This …
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