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    It is typical of human nature, that when people meet with something unexpected, they tend to suspect the worst. A man and his wife come home from a trip and find their back door unlocked. They suspect a robbery. But then they find one of their children, who know... Read More →

  This article was originally posted March 27, 2026, on Ed Mechmann’s public policy blog, Stepping Out of the Boat.   Every abortion is a tragedy. But the irresponsible and illegal availability of abortion drugs by mail makes things so much worse. A recent incident in... Read More →

  In the past several weeks, researchers have published papers that claim to show dire economic consequences when states restrict abortion. Abortion supporters are hoping that pro-lifers can be swayed by focusing on economics and the financial consequences of prohibiting... Read More →

  It was a sweltering summer day. After graduating from college, then teaching for a year in a public school, he was finally able to have a block of time to do some long-delayed reading. Sitting in a lawn chair in the back yard and getting some sun, he dug into an... Read More →

The abortionist Kermit Gosnell died in Pennsylvania at age 85. Although his death occurred March 1, it was not made public until March 23. Gosnell was serving three life terms without possibility of parole for his involvement in the post-birth deaths of three babies. He was also... Read More →

    The gift of life has a paradoxical heart, in that the lives we have been given are, every one, mortal lives. I speak here as a Christian: to be a witness to life entails witnessing to mortal life, life that ends in the sadness and pain of death. Nonetheless, at a... Read More →

Dana joined us in 2015 as a volunteer; being an experienced operations manager, he soon saw where we needed help and stepped right in to assist. Did he ever! He became the coach of our team. When he eventually took on the role as a member of our Board of Directors, he still... Read More →

  More than half of Americans support abortion in all or most cases, according to recent polling by Pew Research Center. The number has remained fairly stable throughout the years, including through the overturning of Roe v. Wade, indicating that legal shifts can’t bypass... Read More →

  In Shakespeare’s last play “The Tempest,” the island creature Caliban is enslaved by the exiled Duke of Milan who teaches him speech. Caliban used his new skill to curse his master, saying, “you taught me language and my profit on’t is I know how to curse.” This story of... Read More →

  Christians can support the intentional destruction of innocent preborn babies in the womb—at least that is what the Democratic Party’s U.S. Senate candidate in Texas thinks. State representative James Talarico recently defeated congresswoman Jasmine Crockett in the Texas... Read More →