The Countercultural Times

On April 11 th , 2019, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine signed into law a “Heartbeat Bill” that requires abortion facilities to use ultrasound equipment that can detect a preborn baby’s heartbeat as early as 6 weeks and bans all abortions of those babies with detectable heartbeats. In opposition, a democratic Rep. cited the historical oppression of African Americans and proposed an amendment that would exempt these moms, allowing their babies to be aborted. Created Equal’s president, Mark Harrington’s articulate response was impeccable: “To reference owning humans as a defense of dismembering them is moral myopia. If it is wrong to own humans, it is also wrong to intentionally kill them.” Thankfully that amendment failed, and this bill will still save African American babies.  We know that this legislation is not enough, we need to end intentionally killing ANY and ALL innocent children, not just those with detectable heartbeats, but we are still celebrating because after...

On this year’s  Justice Ride,  March 2-9, we took a charter bus of 50+ students to FL, gave them training in pro-life apologetics, and brought them onto campuses to begin learning how to put their beliefs into action. My brother Joshua came on the Ride for the first time! It was SO good to spend the week with him. =)  He along with many other first-time riders were way out of their comfort zone, but were making personal sacrifices to do what they knew was right. I love to watch our students grow in confidence, learn what it means to be a winsome apologist, give a reasoned defense,   defend the faith, and actively engage our Godless culture.  Also, the Lord allowed us to see some fruit of our work:  206 people -   that we know of -  changed their minds on abortion during those 5 days of outreach, and that’s only those who were humble enough to admit it!  We also prayed outside of a Tampa abortion facility and offered help t...

"It was the MSU vs OSU game I was attending when I saw your graphic abortion truck driving passed me... I had an abortion a couple of months before that and in the crowd of people waiting to cross the street, I felt horrible. I haven't told anybody about the abortion. …It's too bad it has taken such a horrible picture to make me realize I can never ever do this again … The father dumped me after the abortion. I regret the fact I listened to him because he ended up not being there anyway. It is not just abortions. The big graphic was the worst for me though. Literally everywhere there is someone talking about their pregnancy or their baby and it's a constant battle on the inside. I was always pro-choice, but I didn't think I would ever personally have one [an abortion].  But I did, and it is the worst decision I ever made.  I decided to finally contact you, because I can't be pro-choice anymore...  I cannot support my right to choose anymore.  Why couldn...

Our team just returned from the March for Life and the “Women’s March” in Washington D.C. This year the Women’s March was different in that people were engaging with us in dialogue! Sure, we were shouted down this year too, but not the entire time. A couple people even changed their minds on abortion being OK all the time! Some people that we shared the gospel with were receptive, one of which, I remember vividly. Chris (above picture) was agnostic but also anti-abortion. I asked him about his foundation for human value, and he admitted that he had none. I didn’t have as much time as I would have liked to share the Gospel with Chris, but I know that the Lord is not limited by my ability. Pray with me that other Christians around Chris will speak the truth of the Gospel to him, and that he will see the inconsistency of his beliefs and recognize that our value comes only from our Creator. As I was listening in on parts of the rally, I heard “ministers” and clergy “pray...

Last week in the Created Equal office I heard numbers and reports from 2018 and a vision for continuing on/reaching more people in 2019. Some of the reports were quite exciting to hear. None of us here at Created Equal are doing this work to see the fruit of our labor, but instead to be obedient to our Father in heaven. It’s common to plead with a woman outside of an abortion clinic, and then watch her turn away, and be hurried inside by a clinic escort, or to discuss abortion with a student who admits to you that they do not have a good argument for abortion but will support it anyway. However, when we DO see fruit from our labor, it is VERY encouraging, so I want to share some of that fruit from 2018 with you. 2018 Highlights: 337 Total Outreaches (exceeding 2017’s outreaches by 79) | 78 College Outreaches | 65 High School Outreaches | 12 Interns | 88 Justice Riders | 893 confirmed minds changed on abortion (this fall alone!) | 40 training sessions (see video b...

  “That sounds like Jesus!”   this young Jewish student at Florida Atlantic University said, after my friend Sam read to her the entire chapter of Isaiah 53.  She then told Sam she did not believe the messiah would be God, so Sam read to her from Isaiah 9:6 that says: “For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called  Wonderful, Counselor,  The mighty God,  The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.” She was amazed and excited to begin realizing that the MESSIAH HAS come! Sam got her information to follow up with her later – pray that the Lord will continue to open her eyes. Above:  My colleagues and I creating conversation at Florida International University. I’m on the right of the picture, talking to Dariel.  Read the whole story about Dariel below! Above: James prays with a student after talking with him . Below: Evangeline points to a pi...

Last week, our team had just begun setting up signs outside of a local high school, preparing to talk to the students as they walked home from school. While setting up signs across the street from the bus’s exit, I heard three women behind my back (apparently bus drivers) talking among themselves about me. “Who does she think she is, that she can bring this stuff [referring to pictures of the babies] here at a school for everyone to see?” “She’s just here to show what kind of psychotic human being she is.” They continued to chat back and forth. As I finished putting the signs up, I wondered about the best way to respond. I turned to cross the street as I looked up towards them and smiled, pretending that I had not heard a word they said. I greeted them and asked for their thoughts on abortion. One woman named Tina, began defending abortion in the case of a baby being conceived in rape. I explained the logical conclusion of her position, and posed a question: ...