The Countercultural Times

Proverbs 1:22 How long, O simple ones, will you love being simple? How long will scoffers delight in their scoffing and fools hate knowledge ? We were on campus at Columbus State Community College – the first college outreach of this fall. “Everyone should have the right to their own body.” one man said. “Right, but abortion takes away the right to the preborn human’s body,” I replied. He paused for a moment, then said: “Have a nice day.” And he walked away. It seems as though, to some people, truth has become inferior to their own ideas. Another example of this took place later that day. “Ma’am what do you think about abortion?” I asked another student as she walked past. “Oh, no!” She quietly said as she looked at the 15-week-aborted baby on the brochure I handed her. “I don’t think it’s ok at all.” As we discussed abortion, another woman walked past and yelled: “This is f***ing disgusting!” I agreed with her that abortion is disgusting, but then she clarified, “YOU are ...

Hello friends! This year has been very full! The importance of fighting the injustice of abortion has crept into my bones, and I believe that I am doing what I was created to do: defend the defenseless. My work with Created Equal has changed me in many ways, for one: how I look at my circumstances. Let me give you an example. One morning this month, I was on my way to the office and a tire went flat. After work, I stopped at a shop to patch the tire. While I was there, I chatted with the owner for a while and happened to mention that I work to end abortion. He told me he didn’t agree with abortion, but that once his girlfriend became pregnant, they decided to use Plan B. He didn’t really see the similarity, that both ended a new human life, just in different ways. I attempted to explain scientifically how life begins at fertilization, while expressing sympathy for his loss. He was almost done with the tire, and I left uncertain that he understood what I was saying. In the fo...

 The following thoughts were written this summer while I was in the middle of a pro-life internship with Created Equal.  Check them out at createdequal.org      “ It is impossible to engage in intellectual discourse with National Socialism because it is not an intellectually defensible program.”-excerpt from The Second Leaflet of the White Rose    The White Rose by Inge Scholl, tells the story of a few courageous young men and women that lived during the holocaust, who dedicated their time and energy to something that they believed in.   Something so important to them, that they were willing to risk their comfort, their freedom, and their very lives for the cause.     What stands out to me the most about the story of these people is not their extreme selfless devotion, not even their reckless abandon for their cause, but their enthusiasm combined with lack of political correctness is so extremely refreshing! ...

    MODESTY, WHY BOTHER?   Of late, I was thinking about how inconvenient it can be to dress modestly.  I mean, it's 10x harder to find modest clothes than the everyday fashions at Goodwill or at any other store, & in the summer, modest clothes can be just plain hot, sweaty & annoying!        But during today's supper conversation, I was reminded of the impact & importance my wardrobe has.  But this time, not just its the impact on other brothers in Christ, but how it will one day affect my SISTERS in Christ, too!!!      MODESTY, WHY BOTHER?   Of late, I was thinking about how inconvenient it can be to dress modestly.  I mean, it's 10x harder to find modest clothes than the everyday fashions at Goodwill or at any other store, & in the summer, modest clothes can be just plain hot, sweaty & annoying!        But during today's supper conversation, I was reminded of t...

It's interesting how many things we take for granted, then when it's taken away: we hang on in our lack of trust, forgetting about how trustworthy our King is.  Psalms 4:5    Offer the sacrifices of righteousness, and put your trust in the LORD. Psalms 118:8   It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in man. Proverbs 3:5    Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding... In this post, I am answering three things: 1-How this week has affected me personally;     2-What I have been learning in my personal walk with Christ as a result; and   3-How I think what I’ve learned will apply to my life in the future.    #1 : How has this week affected me personally? I was on my way home from a conference in Florida (Monday) during the first day of the 2015 summer internship with Created Equal, so I drove out to Columbus that evening, missing the first day. ...

   Growing up, I never saw much use for Valentine's Day. Of course if you're married, and your husband brought you some flowers --- great! But for everybody else, I could see no use for the day.  This is what I didn't know!

Earlier this year God used part of a bible study of Galatians to show me some things in my life that weren't quite right, & recently I have been drawn back again to study this wonderful letter from Paul.  I hope I don't bore you & this gives you something to think about, but pray someone will be blessed with what God has been showing me!                                                                     Galatians Chapter 1. So Paul is writing to the Galatians. He describes himself (that he was sent by Jesus Christ and God the father). He goes on to give his typical greeting of grace and peace, praise the Lord a little and give God th...