A great man passed away on Monday, January 16, 2017. He was not a politician, a celebrity, or well-known. His passing will not be felt around the globe. He will be laid to rest on Saturday next to his wife of almost 60 years. Ira Bruce Wood, my granddad, affectionately known as “pawpaw,” is that [...]
I have been wrestling with a couple of questions for the past week or so. Are we issue driven or people driven? Is our work in the life movement focused on how we can programmatically win a debate on the life issue or how we can reach people? I realize that for some this is [...]
This past week many in the life-movement had their eyes on Ohio and the “Heartbeat Bill” that found itself on Governor Kasich’s desk. I do not have space here to explain the entire piece of legislation but, in essence, this bill sought to prohibit abortion if a heartbeat was detected. This wasn’t the only bill [...]
A baby born years ago is still celebrated today at Christmas. The gift of life from our Creator proved to be the greatest gift. This, along with so many other reasons, is why Christmas is my favorite time of year—a perfect time to celebrate the others around us. We spend hours looking for that special [...]
Today is “Giving Tuesday” and we are currently in the middle of our Year-End fundraising campaign. Fundraising is a must in our line of work, but, as I have said before, fundraising is not our goal; it is simply a vehicle used to reach our goal. Non-profit work, by nature, requires your gifts. We could [...]
The seemingly never ending election has finally reached its culmination. Late tonight or early tomorrow we will be introduced to our 45th President. The feelings of the electorate will be mixed…some will celebrate while others feel a sense of disappointment. The two major political parties will go into spin mode and we will hear their [...]
I truly feel like I am living in an alternate universe. This past Sunday, the largest abortion provider in this country was celebrated for reaching the 100 year milestone while pro-life clinics in California were demonized and forced by the government to hold hands with organizations that stand in direct opposition to a pro-life ethic [...]
There are some in our society that would like to resurrect Friedrich Nietzsche’s phrase of “God is dead.” Many would like to claim that the Church is simply a remnant of days gone by. I will admit that our current society and makeup is vastly different than days of old, but there is still much [...]
September 11, 2001 brought so much anger, disgust, and fear. None of us knew what the days before us would bring. The great America was no longer untouchable. We had become vulnerable and the enemy attacked that vulnerability. This day 15 years ago changed the lives of so many. It left kids orphaned, wives widowed, [...]
The past few weeks at HOPE have been difficult as some of our patients have been faced with the news of death and miscarriage. This isn’t typically discussed in the pro-life clinic world, but this is a truth we must deal with. Some patients desire their child to be born, but they lose their child [...]
