Ten years ago, we sat in child-sized chairs in a storage room/office at the elementary school across the street from where we lived in Pennsylvania and heard these words from a psychologist, “We believe your son has autism.” We had walked in that morning knowing something was different about James, and we walked out with …
Continue...In this episode, Josh, Lindsay, and Brent discuss the death of Prince Phillip, Russia, the shooting of Daunte Wright, the court ruling on Down syndome abortion, current FDA recommendations on the J&J vaccine, and the no-hitter thrown by Chicago pitcher. Lindsay gives a rundown of this week’s ERLC content including Chelsea Patterson Sobolik with “Explainer: …
Continue...A slim majority of judges on the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals reinstated an Ohio law that punishes doctors who perform abortions because the unborn child has a diagnosis of Down syndrome. In 2018, a federal judge granted a preliminary injunction to Planned Parenthood and Preterm-Cleveland to prevent the law from taking effect. Ohio appealed …
Continue...In March, we crossed the one-year mark of the COVID-19 pandemic, which, during a year unlike any other, resulted in a staggering 500,000 deaths in the United States alone. After reaching this milestone, we are faced with alarming statistics of not only the stark losses of life but also of those that reveal the Black …
Continue...He was a professional skier. During a competition he was favored to win, he lost control on the downslope, plunged 30 feet off course, and rolled like tumbleweed down a hill until a tree trunk broke his fall. When paramedics found him, he denied any pain, but repeated over and over, his voice taut with …
Continue...At-home abortions obtained via the abortion pill are the new battleground in the abortion debate in America. As more states pass laws to limit or ban surgical abortions, more women are seeking medication abortions through a pill prescribed by a health provider. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, these pills were available only through in-person visits to …
Continue...When I think about the job I get to do as a pregnancy counselor, the word that comes to mind is “sacred.” Walking with a woman through pregnancy, birth, and adoption is full of a range of emotions and challenges, but mostly it is a privilege.
Continue...If you were a child of the evangelical 1980s and 90s, you likely saw a VHS tape containing a morality tale. Whether it was McGee and Me, Quiggly’s Village, or a plunger-headed cucumber fighting rumor weeds and fibs from outer space, you were told tales of the dangers of lying, envy, and other numerous sins …
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