Celebrating Life in the Midst of OppositionFeb 02, 2012
How did you celebrate the birth of your child or grandchild? Fathers sometimes hand out cigars when a baby is born. New parents send out birth announcements to family and friends. And they open their home to welcome family members and close friends ...
Sunday and Roe v. WadeJan 20, 2012
God and abortion come face to face this year with the anniversary of Roe v. Wade, January 22, 1973, falling on a Sunday. People will gather to worship the Lord and Author of Life on the day when, thirty-nine years ago, the U.S. Supreme Court ...
Chosen People Choose LifeJan 18, 2012
“I call heaven and earth to witness against you today, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and curse. Therefore choose life, that you and your offspring may live” (Deuteronomy 30:19). Just saying, “Choose life!” can stir ...
Abortion: A Sacrifice in the Name of SelfJan 18, 2012
Between the years of 1904 and 1909, archaeological excavations at Gezer (once known as the Canaanite region) revealed the ruins of a temple. This temple, or “high place” was built to worship Ashtoreth, the “wife” of the idol named Baal. ...
Confessions of an Executive DirectorFeb 04, 2011
It was not at all what I expected. She sat on the floor, back against the wall. Fear filled her eyes and tears spilled over. It was not at all what I expected from a woman waiting to have an abortion.
Word of Hope has issued a response to a recent Danish study presented in the New England Journal of Medicine regarding the risk of mental health issues in women who have a first-trimester abortion and those who experienced a first childbirth. Word ...
March for Life 2011Dec 07, 2010
Lutherans For Life members from around the country joined in on the March for Life on January 24.
Why God?Jul 06, 2010
The question came up in a Bible study I led on the value of human life. "Why does God allow abortion to continue?" I had heard it before. I had asked it before. There is no answer. We do not know. We are not in a position to counsel God. ...
The Annunciation and AbortionJul 06, 2010
Some have argued that there are no Biblical references to prove that life begins at conception. But a quick Scriptural journey to Nazareth and the hill country of Judea shows otherwise–for here we encounter the Annunciation and Visitation ...
Longing for FatherhoodJun 17, 2010
When we think about men and abortion, many times we only hear about the stereotypical man who forces a woman to have an abortion, or who ends up abandoning his expecting girlfriend or wife. However, there are many roles men play in the abortion ...
