By Kelly Carr When I consider all the efforts, prayers, and time that Christians put into helping protect the sanctity of human life in the womb, I feel that we have made a lot of positive change. We care about the unborn lives God has knit together, and it shows. What I want to challenge […]
Joy Comes in the Morning
By Sharon Nickerson “Weeping may endure for a night but joy comes in the morning” (Psalm 30:5, New King James Version). Guilt and despair become joy and peace. Sounds like the average Christian’s life. But after having an abortion and then experiencing salvation, these emotions are never more real. A young lady lived this truth […]
THE LESSON AND LIFE for January 25, 2015
By Miguel Lara James discussed several types of prayers in James 5:13-18: prayer and joy in adversity, prayer for the sick, the prayer of confession within community, and the prayer of the righteous. Prayer for the Sick James wrote: “Is anyone among you sick? Let them call the elders of the church to pray over […]
Sanctity of Life: Neglected and Attacked
By Donna Brendel I couldn’t say the words out loud, so I worked as fast as I could while I still had some courage. I ripped a sheet of paper out of my notebook and grabbed a crayon since I couldn’t find any pens. In green letters big enough to fill the page, I wrote, […]
What People Facing Unplanned Pregnancies Really Need from Us
By Lindsey Bell Not long ago, I overheard a couple of women talking about a young lady who was planning to get an abortion. “If she just knew it was a baby—a living child—there’s no way she would get an abortion.” The two women agreed that what they needed to do—and what God had called […]
