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August 20, 2026

If We Don’t Speak for the Unborn, Who Will?

In 1977, I became one of two co-pastors of a rapidly growing new church near...

March 2025

March 06, 2025

An Abortion Survivor Shares His Story

January 24 marked the March for Life in Washington D.C., which is held on the...

December 2024

December 26, 2024

When I Write About Abortion or Sexual Purity, What About…?

I shared this on my Facebook page: The Bible clearly teaches that God’s very best for...

December 16, 2024

Men, Abortion, and Being Pro-Woman

Pro-choice advocates often say that pro-life men are anti-woman, and the pro-life movement is a...

February 2023

February 27, 2023

Isn’t Abortion a Private Issue Between a Woman and God?

In our culture, it’s common to hear some variation of, “Abortion is no one else’s...

August 2022

August 18, 2022

There’s a Fierce Spiritual Battle at the Heart of Abortion

As should be obvious from the intensity of the outcries to the Supreme Court decision...

March 2022

March 14, 2022

Meet the Son of Holocaust Survivors Who Advocated for the Unborn, Targeted in the Holocaust of Abortion

One day I sat on a plane next to a young man, an intelligent college...

February 2022

February 14, 2022

The Beijing Olympics: Pray for the Persecuted in China

During the 2008 Summer Olympics, I wrote about the ethical concerns with Beijing hosting the...

November 2021

November 11, 2021

How Abolitionists Worked Incrementally to End Slavery—and the Implications for Prolifers Today

In a recent blog, I shared an article by Scott Klusendorf: “Saving Some, Standing for...

September 2021

September 13, 2021

An Abortion Doctor’s Journey to Become Pro-Life

Dr. Patti Giebink is a former abortion doctor at Planned Parenthood and the author of Unexpected...

August 2021

August 12, 2021

The Closure of Lovejoy, a Portland Abortion Clinic, Is a Foretaste of When God Removes All Injustice and Evil

I recorded a video for a local prolife gathering commentating on the closure of Lovejoy Surgicenter, a...

June 2021

June 26, 2021

Choose Life: One Woman’s Response to a Texas Valedictorian’s Prochoice Speech

Earlier this month, Paxton Smith, a graduate of the Lake Highlands High School in Dallas,...

June 17, 2021

Ben Watson on Why We Need a Culture of Life to Address America’s Falling Birth Rate

Retired NFL player Benjamin Watson is husband to Kirsten and father of seven precious children....

June 10, 2021

Abortion, Spiritual Warfare, and God’s Sovereignty: My Interview on a Prolife Podcast

I was interviewed earlier last week on Seth Gruber’s podcast UnAborted. Seth has a big heart for...

April 2021

April 05, 2021

Abortion’s Role in Allowing the Sex Trafficking Industry to Continue to Exploit Women

The abortion industry’s role in empowering the abuse of women trapped in the sex-trafficking industry...

March 2021

March 18, 2021

Abortion, What Being Prolife Means, and the Role of Men: My Interview with Ben Watson

I’ve mentioned a number of times my appreciation and admiration for Benjamin Watson. For the...

January 2021

January 21, 2021

Isn’t It Cruel to Force a Woman to Keep a Child She Can’t Afford to Raise, or to Give up a Baby for Adoption?

Despite their emphasis on choice, the pro-choice movement leaves many women feeling that they have...

January 14, 2021

COVID Vaccines and Fetal Cells: What’s Ethical and What Isn’t?

In this blog, our goal is to provide biblically relevant information and resources to examine...

January 11, 2021

Pastors, It’s a Great Kindness to Talk to Your Church about Abortion

Many Christians and even some pastors have told me, “It’s cruel to bring up the...

October 2020

October 24, 2020

Is It Judgmental and Unloving to Believe That Abortion Is Child-Killing?

Unfortunately, despite the clear teaching of Scripture that the preborn are fully human and created by God,...

October 15, 2020

Introducing My New Book “Pro-Choice or Pro-Life?”

I’m excited to introduce my book Pro-Choice or Pro-Life: Examining 15 Pro-Choice Claims—What Do Facts &...

September 2020

September 28, 2020

Divided Hearts of America: A Powerful and Engaging New Film Hosted by Benjamin Watson

In the last five years Nanci and I have come to know and love Benjamin...

August 2020

August 27, 2020

The Slippery Slope of Euthanasia Continues in the Netherlands

Two and a half decades ago I joined others, including many physicians, in expending a...

August 06, 2020

Planned Parenthood Finally Admits Founder Margaret Sanger’s Racism, But Will They Change What They Do?

Thirty years ago I spent many hours in a Portland library reading and photocopying article...

July 2020

July 27, 2020

Black Lives Do Matter, But the BLM Organization Opposes Christian Values: So What Should We Do?

Before you start, realize that this blog is far longer than normal, about the length...

April 2020

April 20, 2020

In Many States, You Can’t Get a Routine Surgery or a Colonoscopy Right Now, But You Can Still Get an Abortion

Last week Breakpoint’s John Stonestreet shared this commentary related to abortion and the coronavirus crisis: All crises...

February 2020

February 06, 2020

The Faces of Choice Video Reminds Us Abortion Is About a Child, Not a Choice

I have met abortion survivors who have told me their stories, just as I have...

December 2019

December 09, 2019

Let’s Be Clear What We Do and Do Not Mean When It Comes to Terms Like Gender Equality

The fact that a term or phrase can be used by one person one way,...

July 2019

July 25, 2019

Is an Unborn Child a Parasite, Living off Another Person’s Body without Permission?

Some abortion advocates argue that even if a “fetus” is actually a person, that doesn’t change...

June 2019

June 27, 2019

Kirsten Watson Responds to the Question, “Does an Unborn Child’s Dependence on a Woman’s Body Make Abortion Permissible?”

Benjamin Watson is a highly respected veteran tight end in the NFL. He retired for a few...

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