Shawnee, Kansas – You may or may not have noticed that David Daleiden’s Center for Medical Progress (CMP) dropped a video about a week and a half ago proving that some Planned Parenthood affiliates have been selling baby body parts for profit illegally. It includes footage of abortionists speaking bluntly about it, offering each other advice on how to do it while speaking in ways that protect them from being charged for this crime. It got a little media coverage, but not a lot. I saw the Federalist put up a piece about it and the Christian Post do an article.
If this was just a one-off designed for a single press pop the results would be disappointing. But it is not. This is the first shot of a larger, sustained effort to show how PP routinely thumbs their nose at laws that conservatives and Christians have to live rigorously by. More importantly, it will reveal, through actual footage, that PP is not the advocate of women it claims to be, but entirely focused on profits by killing babies and commodifying their organs and other parts. What we do in America under the rubric of “women’s rights” on this subject makes the ancient god, Moloch, who demanded constant child sacrifice, look like a moderate.
Hideously, France just enshrined abortion as a constitutional right – which means medical personnel may not refuse to participate as a matter of conscience. Ironically, France is both more radical AND more restrained than we are in America – for France outlaws exercising this “right” after 14 weeks of gestation.
Democrats in America have eagerly embraced the abortion issue, believing it will be the wind beneath their wings this election cycle. That is something I am very glad of, for as the worm turns I think it will be a millstone they are saddled with. Of course, when that worm turns they will likely deny they ever did what they are crowing about right now – just as they have with destroying border security. That act, however, has gotten very old. People aren’t buying it anymore. So I am glad to see them chain themselves tightly to the abortion issue – and will watch with amusement when they start frantically trying to shed the chains they, themselves, have devised.
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The last month I have heard from more people going through soul-crushing problems and controversies than I ever have in my life before. I think the time is, indeed, short and the devil is throwing everything he can to rock your world, shake your confidence, and kick you into despair. The need to be deliberate and steady has never been greater. Keep your eyes on Jesus and endeavor to do your duty with fidelity. If I had a dime for every weeping, terrified, despairing, or angry call I have gotten in the last month I could probably replace my Subaru. This, too, is part of being shaken in God’s winnowing fan in preparation for crisis. Keep steady and deliberate and you will come out stronger, better prepared for the vicissitudes of the storm.
As it is written in 1 Peter 4:12,13, “Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery ordeal which comes upon you to prove you, as though something strange were happening to you. But rejoice in so far as you share Christ’s sufferings, that you may also rejoice and be glad when his glory is revealed.”
Then remember that it is Christ, Himself, who foretold that, “…many will fall away, and betray one another, and hate one another. And many false prophets will arise and lead many astray. And because wickedness is multiplied, most men’s love will grow cold. But he who endures to the end will be saved.” (Matthew 24:10-13) Did He call it or what?
Acknowledge God, take the next right step, and be a sign of hope to those around you. Endure to the end and your eyes will see the glory of the Lord and the renewal of the world. Do not be shaken that the journey to that end is harsh and demanding. We have entered the valley of death, yet must fear no evil – for He is with us. Do not let the creep show that surrounds us get the better of you. Let it prove your love and trust. And comfort one another along our way.
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If you have not yet heard the Castellows sing, you will soon. They are three sisters in their early 20s; lovely, wholesome, women who sing thoughtful, joyful songs in the best American tradition. At my age, I rarely hear new music that interests me, much less snaps my head – but I saw a short clip on Facebook. It did snap my head and put a smile on my face. I just love their song, Number 7 Road. A video of it appears at the bottom of the link above.
Enjoy.
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