“What can we do?” “How can I help?” “My voice will never be heard.” These are questions and statements I hear quite a bit while I am visiting with people in our community about the work at HOPE. I get it. I was in that place for quite some time. I had aspirations and ideas, [...]
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, [...]
I recently finished a book that many recommended to me once I started serving at HOPE. This book, Whatever Happened to the Human Race?, was written in the 70s by Francis Schaeffer. Schaeffer’s work in the pro-life arena was rightly celebrated in the 70s and 80s, but his impact continues today. I am not going [...]
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 [...]
This past weekend my wife and I hosted my brothers and their families for a celebration of birthdays and America’s independence. The relationship I have with my brothers is a special one, and I welcomed the opportunity to have them in our home. My goal with today’s post is not to discuss my relationship with [...]
The Supreme Court of the United States ruled today on a Texas law that was passed in 2013. You can follow the previous link to read the entire piece of legislation, but the court ruling today mainly dealt with admitting privileges of abortion doctors and the hospital-like standards that these facilities should be required to [...]
“My favorite Summer.” This is a phrase I say to my daughter on a daily basis. Her response without prodding from me is, “My favorite daddy.” The first time I heard her say those words I nearly lost it. This seems silly, but these words are valuable. These words of affection and affirmation are meant [...]
Dear Mr. Turner, You don’t know me and probably don’t care to know me, but I have been watching the case involving your family and I felt the need to write to you. I cannot imagine what you are going through. I am sure this case has absolutely rocked your family and altered all you [...]
I spend a great deal of my time watching, reading, and observing the news. I desire to know what is going on around me. This desire is not prejudice, as it includes sports, pop culture, politics, science, and anything my kids wish to watch on Netflix. This desire is housed in a desire to have [...]
My plans for today’s post were changed last night. I had toyed with a few different ideas. I thought about tackling the abortion law in OK and what that means for the pro-life movement, sharing my opinion on Miley Cyrus and her new partnership with the largest abortion provider in the country, or diving into [...]
