Entries for October 2007
By: Jerry Thacker
When I'm driving down the road, I try to notice bumper stickers andon cars. Some contain messages that are cute. Some say things that are best left unsaid. But some are interesting to read because I find myself looking at the individual in the car when I pass them and trying to imagine the message b...
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By: Dinah Monahan
If you heard of a city where the murder rate was the highest in the country per capita, the suicide rate was 1,700 percent higher than the national average, where almost all births are to single, teen mothers, and where there is a 70 percent jobless rate, you would probably think of an inner city, d...
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By: Thomas Glessner and Anne O'Connor
Pregnancy Resource Centers/Clinics exist to provide alternatives to abortion and provide life-affirming choices to abortion-minded and abortion-vulnerable women. At the core of this mission is also the need to present to clientele the message of the gospel. Every client/patient of a PRC has a deep s...
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By: Mark Hiehle
Some time ago, I heard Pastor Tony Evans reminisce about growing up and having his favorite shows interrupted by a test. When I heard him say that, I thought of my time during and after college when I worked in radio as both an announcer and in sales. As I would come into the studio, I would sometim...
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By: Shana Schutte
You're passionate about the sanctity of human life. You've held children who would've never had the chance to sing, dance, or laugh without intervention from your center. You've been moved by stories from expectant mothers, and you long to share your love for human life with your community and its c...
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By: Rita Williams
I was recently hired as a temporary consultant at the Crisis Pregnancy Center in Reno, Nevada. Steve Wren, Executive Director, thought it would be a good idea to put together a marketing plan to reach our community. Steve felt that although many people knew there is a crisis pregnancy center in Reno...
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By: Cynthia Hsueh
Whoever coined the phrase "Don't stick your foot in your mouth" must have committed that faux pas at least once in her lifetime. The Lord definitely spared me from a faux pas, which could have led to my "dismissal."At the agency where I volunteer, I saw Mimi* who appeared to be quite pregnant—about ...
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By: Kim LeBlanc
On the way into the office I stopped to give blood. It took longer than usual, and I was running late. My frustration must have been evident to the technician who took my blood. She reminded me I could be saving two lives with my blood; my time was not being wasted. I was late opening the office, an...
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