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God created the world according to His design on His time table. If you accept His absolute power and absolute knowledge, then you may be able to at least consider the concept.

God does know his children. That does not mean, given free will, that our choices are pre-destined or controlled. God did not chart which women would choose abortion; however, He does work with our choices. We lose sight of the fact that our lives are but a glimmer in time and our pain, while seeming eternal in this worl… Continue

I know it has been discussed in other places here, but It was going to come up eventually....

I know what the Bible says and have learned well the lessons growing up in a Christian faith that backs only the creation theory. I have also sat in science classes that make an equally strong argument for the fossil record proving the first life in the era that includes humans. It was difficult to reconcile given the doctrine that had taken firm hold in my mind.

However, I did eventually confront the… Continue

The debates about when human life actually begins often leave me speechless. This debate caused such passion on both sides of the debate, even in my youth I understood it was important. That it was used to determine deadlines for abortion is sad.

Human life begins at the moment of conception. At that time, biological processes begin and whether the sould has entered the body or is just waiting patiently for further growth, it has found its home.

People are often blessed by not knowing what the future holds. If there were a child who would be chronically ill and have a difficult life, should that pregnancy be ended? If the choice is not to abort, the parent needs to carry the burden of months finding a diagnosis and wondering if the child they love will die. The child also has to fight that battle. After a diagnosis is found, you are told there is no cure. Did the parent make a mistake keeping the child? The child is in pain her entire l… Continue