
God’s People in the Midst of Crisis – The Church and Unplanned Pregnancies
Incline your ear, O LORD, and answer me, for I am poor and needy (Psalm 86:1). Years ago, pregnancy care Read more
Incline your ear, O LORD, and answer me, for I am poor and needy (Psalm 86:1). Years ago, pregnancy care Read more
Each week AFL posts an Anglicans in Action video, which gives practical suggestions, resources, and ideas for life-ministry. This week’s Read more
Each month we will offer a list of action ideas so you can defend, honor, and celebrate Life in your Read more
Each week AFL posts an Anglicans in Action video, which gives practical suggestions, resources, and ideas for life-ministry. This week’s Read more
Can you think of the last time abortion was discussed on the evening news? For myself, I can only recall Read more
< Each week AFL posts an Anglicans in Action video, which gives practical suggestions, resources, and ideas for life-ministry. This Read more
Father of the fatherless and protector of widows is God in his holy habitation. Psalm 68:5 The verse struck me Read more
The stage seems set for a dramatic moment in Christ’s ministry. He had been traveling from town to town, alternately Read more
Last week, our action idea was to pray about becoming a life leader. As a refresher, a life leader is Read more
Each month we will offer a list of action ideas so you can defend, honor, and celebrate Life in your Read more
Each week AFL posts an Anglicans in Action video, which gives practical suggestions, resources, and ideas for life-ministry. This week’s Read more
The Silent No More Awareness Campaign, which is co-sponsored by Anglicans for Life, works to make the public aware of Read more
<\ Each week AFL posts an Anglicans in Action video, which gives practical suggestions, resources, and ideas for life-ministry. This Read more
We have all watched scenes like this in movies or theater. Two people are in grave discussion. “How bad is Read more
We all like choices in life, especially children. Their rhyming fair choice method traditionally starts and ends with “Eeny, meeny, Read more
Let’s start with a hard truth: the phrase pro-life apologetics is a frightening one. The life argument is one with Read more
Then Pharaoh commanded all his people, “Every son that is born to the Hebrews you shall cast into the Nile, Read more
Each month we will offer a list of action ideas so you can defend, honor, and celebrate Life in your Read more
Each week AFL posts an Anglicans in Action video, which gives practical suggestions, resources, and ideas for life-ministry. This week’s Read more
Last week, the Gerber Company unveiled the 2018 Gerber Baby. Like every other Gerber baby that has come before him, Read more
Each week AFL posts an Anglicans in Action video, which gives practical suggestions, resources, and ideas for life-ministry. This week’s Read more
Genesis 16 “Truly here I have seen him who looks after me” (Genesis 16:13). Recently over lunch I was speaking Read more
Abortion has touched my life deeply in ways that, for personal reasons, I cannot share in a public forum. In Read more
This article was written in February 2017 and reflects on the 2017 Walk for Life. Our hope is that it Read more
Our cultural context for mission is changing dramatically with regard to the sanctity of life. The push for assisted suicide Read more
“But when the set time had fully come, God sent his Son, born of a woman, born under the law, Read more
A young, unmarried woman receives very unexpected news. Her fiancé does not handle it well. She anticipates the scorn of Read more
Each month we will offer a list of action ideas so you can defend, honor, and celebrate Life in your Read more
In the sixth month of Elizabeth’s pregnancy, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Galilee, to a Read more
“Again, truly I tell you that if two of you on earth agree about anything they ask for, it will Read more
And this is the testimony of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, “Who Read more
“The Bible doesn’t say anything about abortion.” Have you heard this before? I have as well—and they aren’t entirely wrong. Read more
But do not forget this one thing, dear friends: With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and Read more
A friend of mine told me a story about her son John. He was the kid that brought home lost Read more
Mark 13:24-37 What is Jesus Doing? In 2007 Andrew Purves, during one of my Canonical oral examinations for ordination in Read more
“Truly, I say to you, as you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did Read more
As we give thanks this Thanksgiving season, I can’t help but take a look back at the legacy of life Read more
A woman of faith who chose adoption for her child said just a few years ago, “We need to change Read more
Matthew 25:14-30 For it will be like a man going on a journey, who called his servants and entrusted to Read more
A few weeks ago I was with my family in Frisco, TX escaping Hurricane Harvey. That week was a whirlwind Read more
1 Thessalonians 4:13-14 But we do not want you to be uninformed, brothers, about those who are asleep, that you Read more
Open and Closed Adoptions are defined by state legislation, adoption agencies, legal advisors’, as well as in the minds of Read more
1 Thessalonians 2:9-13 For what is our hope or joy or crown of boasting before tour Lord Jesus at his Read more
This recent headline from CNN.com caught my eye late last week: Some US Women Travel Hundreds of Miles for Abortions, Read more
Leviticus 19:1-2,15-18 You shall not go around as a slanderer among your people, and you shall not profit by the Read more
Each month we will offer a list of action ideas so you can defend, honor, and celebrate Life in your Read more
Matthew 22:15-22 Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s. (Matthew 22:21) Read more
At the end of September there were a series of rallies held in Austin, Dallas, and El Paso by abortion Read more
Exodus 32:1-14 Idolatry is a serious sin, the most serious sin in the Bible. But what is it? Why would Read more
The above picture was taken beside Senator Bob Casey’s Office in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. I had the opportunity to attend the Read more
Yet you say, ‘The way of the Lord is not just.’ Hear now, O house of Israel: Is my way Read more
The other day I was scrolling through Facebook and this title jumped off the screen: End-of-life chatbot can help you Read more
Exodus 20:1-20 You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor (Exodus 20:16) Veribicide precedes Homocide.* The sentence is from Read more
Each month we will offer a list of action ideas so you can defend, honor, and celebrate Life in your Read more
Jonah 3:10—4:11 When God saw what they did, how they turned from their evil way, God relented of the disaster Read more
I think we need to apologize to the Nazis who were found guilty of mass murdering 6 million Jewish people Read more
Psalm 103 For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is his steadfast love toward those Read more
I shall walk in a wide place, for I have sought your precepts (Psalm 119:45). When raising children, it is Read more
In spring 2015, I was sitting at my desk across from Georgette’s in AFL’s office in Sewickley, PA. After a Read more
Last Sunday, Hurricane Harvey ripped into the Gulf Coast of Texas. The flooding is unimaginable, as is the damage—houses destroyed, Read more
I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy Read more
When a girl finds out she is pregnant and doesn’t want to be, she quickly considers her choices; parent the Read more
When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people say the Son of Read more
Each month we will offer a list of action ideas so you can defend, honor, and celebrate Life in your Read more
May God be gracious to us and bless us and make his face shine on us— so that your ways Read more
On January 24, at the request of ACNA Bishop John Guernsey, Sally and I joined 15 other bishops and many Read more
I speak the truth in Christ—I am not lying, my conscience confirms it through the Holy Spirit—I have great sorrow Read more
Late last week we heard about a tragic story in Alabama. The Alabama Court of Civil appeals ruled that an Read more
Now about eight days after these sayings he took with him Peter and John and James and went up on Read more
I am a birth doula. In anticipation of the many people saying, “Uh…What’s that?” let me explain. According to Read more
Then the king answered and said, “Give the living child to the first woman, and by no means put him Read more
Each month we will offer a list of action ideas so you can defend, honor, and celebrate Life in your Read more
For you formed my inward parts; you knitted me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you, for I am Read more
After growing up in an environment where I heard the name of Jesus, attended church occasionally, and even claimed to Read more
Brothers and sisters, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh– for if you live Read more
How did you get started in this ministry? I began actively advocating for the unborn in the summer of 2015 Read more
At that time Jesus declared, “I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you have hidden these things Read more
How did you get started in this ministry? During our first Christmas, together as man and wife, we experienced Read more
Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body so that you obey its evil desires. Do not offer Read more
Editor’s Note: Prior to starting the March for Life in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada in early May, Bp. Charlie Masters preached Read more
Jeremiah 20:7-13 You pushed me into this, God, and I let you do it. You were too much for Read more
Each month we will offer a list of action ideas so you can defend, honor, and celebrate Life in your Read more
Romans 5:1-11 Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, Read more
Do It Yourself (DIY) projects have grown more common with television and the internet now providing videos and instructions for Read more
Matthew 28:16-20 “Meanwhile, the eleven disciples were on their way to Galilee, headed for the mountain Jesus had set for Read more
“Abortion is such a big issue. What can I do to really make a difference?” “I do think Life is Read more
Acts 2:1-11 When the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place. And suddenly there Read more
As someone who owned a small business for over 25 years, I feel for the owners when I hear about Read more
Father of the fatherless and protector of widows is God in his holy habitation (Psalm 68:5). The verse struck me Read more
Each month we will offer a list of action ideas so you can defend, honor, and celebrate Life in your Read more
Keeping a clear conscience, so that those who speak maliciously against your good behavior in Christ may be ashamed of Read more
Our consumer-driven, marketing-frenzied pushers of products are ready – Mother’s Day promotions and reminders are everywhere. Advertisements are in over-drive, Read more
When your son asks you in time to come, “What is the meaning of the testimonies and the statutes and Read more
This is the third part of a series of three blogs looking at caregiving. The first focuses on the biblical Read more
They devoted themselves to the apostles, teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. Everyone was Read more
Then Peter stood up with the Eleven, raised his voice and addressed the crowd: “Fellow Jews and all of you Read more
Each month we will offer a list of action ideas so you can defend, honor, and celebrate Life in your Read more
This is the second part in a series focusing on the importance of caregivers. You can read the first post Read more
Now Thomas (also known as Didymus), one of the Twelve, was not with the disciples when Jesus came. So the Read more
As Christians around the world celebrate the Risen Christ this Easter, may this exhortation by The Most Rev. Stanley Ntagali, Read more
When I was younger, my grandmother and I would visit with, as she phrased it, the “old people.” Spry and Read more
Now Mary stood outside the tomb crying. As she wept, she bent over to look into the tomb and saw Read more
Then Jesus went with his disciples to a place called Gethsemane, and he said to them, “Sit here while I Read more
“Do you want to deprive poor women of health care?” “You know abortion is only 3% of Planned Parenthood’s business, Read more
The hand of the Lord was on me, and he brought me out by the Spirit of the Lord and Read more
Each month we will offer a list of action ideas so you can defend, honor, and celebrate Life in your Read more
Therefore do not become partners with them; for at one time you were darkness, but now you are light in Read more
Pre-born children are a people group hidden, unrecognized, unreached, and persecuted, but Christians are called by God to have concern Read more
So he came to a town in Samaria called Sychar, near the plot of ground Jacob had given to his Read more
The Lord had said to Abram, “Go from your country, your people and your father’s household to the land I Read more
Each month we will offer a list of action ideas so you can defend, honor, and celebrate Life in your Read more
The Lord God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care Read more
Drawing closer to God is what the Christian faith is all about. As each of us cry out, “Lord,” we Read more
After six days Jesus took with him Peter, James and John the brother of James, and led them up a Read more
We must be ready to gently and knowledgeably inform and educate our friends and neighbors about the types of research, Read more
“You have heard that it was said, ‘Eye for eye, and tooth for tooth.’ But I tell you, do not Read more
The death toll rises every single day. In fact a baby dies every thirty seconds. They are innocent and yet Read more
“You have heard that it was said to the people long ago, ‘You shall not murder, and anyone who murders Read more
You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty Read more
God chose what is foolish in the world to shame the wise; God chose what is weak in the world Read more
“Though war arise against me, I will be confident” Psalm 27:3 Pro-life work is war. The war requires resources, strategy, Read more
Behold, the Lamb of God, who bears the sin of the world! John 1:29 The translation above is not common, Read more
Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to be baptized by John. But John tried to deter him, saying, Read more
The LORD spoke to Moses, saying, “Speak to Aaron and his sons, saying, ‘Thus you shall bless the people of Read more
A is for Admitting that God is in control. After many years of trying to make a family happen in Read more
In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. (This Read more
In today’s culture, many married couples put off starting a family until they are in their 30s or 40s, some Read more
This is how the birth of Jesus the Messiah came about: His mother Mary was pledged to be married to Read more
Whenever I have to make a major decision, I always try and think through all the possible consequences that could Read more
The desert and the parched land will be glad; the wilderness will rejoice and blossom. Like the crocus, it will Read more
In February 2002 during a visit to Rome, our family devoted an entire day to exploring the Vatican Museums, including Read more
In those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea and saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of Read more
I am thinking and studying about Mary. When I slowed down my reading of Luke’s account, I found some very Read more
This is what Isaiah son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem: In the last days the mountain of the Read more
Christ the King All the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron and said, “We are your own flesh Read more
Abstinence education truly lowers the rates of sexually transmitted infections or STI’s in teens. On July 6, 2012, the House Read more
Frederica Mathewes-Green once famously said, “No one wants an abortion as she wants an ice-cream cone or a Porsche. She Read more
Some of his disciples were remarking about how the temple was adorned with beautiful stones and with gifts dedicated to Read more
Why should a preacher take the risk of addressing the subject of abortion from the pulpit? I know some pastors Read more
Some of the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to Jesus with a question. “Teacher,” they said, “Moses Read more
By: Fr. Lee Nelson As a priest, I have buried so many who never gave the slightest thought to what Read more
Jesus entered Jericho and was passing through. A man was there by the name of Zacchaeus; he was a chief Read more
This wonderful article is from lutheransforlife.org. Assisted reproductive technology (ART) offers hope for couples dealing with the pain of infertility. Read more
He also told this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and treated others with contempt: Read more
As we reach out to those who have suffered the loss of a child through abortion, it is important to Read more
“I charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who is to judge the living and the Read more
Christ the Redeemer, Canonsburg, PA One of the most defining attributes of humans as a whole is our pursuit Read more
Psalm 113:5-9 Who is like the LORD our God, who is seated on high, who looks far down on the Read more
This article about objections to assisted suicide originally appeared in the May 2016 issue of Carpe Diem. In early June Read more
We keep ourselves very busy at the Anglicans for Life office—contacting churches, researching and writing articles to inform our readers, Read more
The last warm days of summer and early fall seem an odd time to start thinking of the freezing temperatures Read more
Each month we will offer a list of action ideas so you can defend, honor, and celebrate Life in your Read more
March for Life Canada – May 12th, 2016 – Thank you for standing with us! Thank you to the Read more
The week before Thanksgiving, the ABC hit television show Scandal brought the topic of abortion into our living rooms. The Read more
10 Answers to Help You Make Sense of The Planned Parenthood Videos This was written in reference to a video Read more