The Human Life Review Rev. Paul T. Stallsworth Archives

Rev. Stallsworth is an elder in the North Carolina Conference of The United Methodist Church. Retired from pastoral ministry, he leads the Taskforce of United Methodists on Abortion and Sexuality and edits its newsletter Lifewatch (which concerns Christ and His Church, life and abortion, and marriage and sexuality). With his wife Marsha, he lives in Wilson, NC.

(updated September 2023)

Six Political Principles

17 Jun 2024

Rev. Paul T. Stallsworth

Barmen Declaration, church and state

This pastoral reflection was outlined on May 31. Ninety years before that day, on May 31, 1934, The Barmen Declaration was adopted by the votes of more than one hundred Protestants—both clergy (pastors and professors) and laity who were assembled at a church in...

A PASTOR’S LETTER TO A CHURCH MEMBER WHO IS TEMPTED BY ABORTION

30 Apr 2024

Rev. Paul T. Stallsworth

advice to pregnant college students, pastors on abortion, prayer

The following letter involves fictional characters and circumstances. It is written to encourage, that is, to bolster the courage of those tempted by abortion—including their pastors. (PTS) __________________________ Dear Karin: God’s grace and peace to you and yours. I...

President Biden on Abortion: Time for Church Discipline?

11 Mar 2024

Rev. Paul T. Stallsworth

Catholic teaching on abortion, President Joe Biden, State of the Union speech 2024

Before President Joe Biden delivered the 2024 State of the Union address, the question on the minds of most was, Will the president have the get-up-and-go to complete the speech without a disastrous stumble? His delivery made clear that he indeed had the energy, but...

Preach the Gospel, Heal the Church

22 Jan 2024

Rev. Paul T. Stallsworth

abortion and the Church

Preach the word, be urgent in season and out of season, convince, rebuke, and exhort, be unfailing in patience and in teaching. 2 Timothy 4:2 (RSV) Hundreds of thousands of abortions occur each year in the United States. Many of the women (and men) involved in these...

HE WAS BORN IN A BETHLEHEM BARN FOR THE FORGIVENESS OF SINS

11 Dec 2023

Rev. Paul T. Stallsworth

sins involving abortion

“For us and for our salvation he came down from heaven, was incarnate of the Holy Spirit and the Virgin Mary and became truly human…. “We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins….” –The Nicene Creed (In 2025, the 1,700th...

Breaking Free from the Pro-choice Captivity of a Church

23 Oct 2023

Rev. Paul T. Stallsworth

abortion and the Church, United methodist Church

In that infamous year 1968, the Evangelical United Brethren Church and the Methodist Church entered into a union to form The United Methodist Church. The new denomination boasted a membership of more than eleven million members, took its place among the “mainline”...

Forward to Basics

05 Sep 2023

Rev. Paul T. Stallsworth

Roe. Wade, ten commandments

There are many people, clergy and laity, who have a strong witness for life. Most never speak their witness before an audience or in front of a camera. Even so, their life-affirming words and deeds are heard and seen every day. Here is the story of one such witness. During...

Overcoming Apathy and Opposition in the Church

17 Jul 2023

Rev. Paul T. Stallsworth

abortion and the Church, Chrisitan pro-life witness

The 2023 National Right to Life Convention was held on June 23-24 at the Hyatt Regency/Pittsburgh International Airport. On the opening day, Rev. John B. Brown, Jr.–author of Lilies That Fester: Abortion and the Scandal of Christian Discipleship (Resource...

A Joyful Pilgrimage

07 Jun 2023

Rev. Paul T. Stallsworth

March for Life

The Church recognizes the absolute necessity of repetition. The Christian Year repeats its seasons—Advent through Pentecost Season (or Ordinary Time)—year after year, so that the congregation and the individual can be renewed in the whole Gospel. Week after week, the...

Protecting the Weak from the Strong

05 Jun 2023

Rev. Paul T. Stallsworth

bullying, strong vs. weak, woke culture

In the natural world stronger animals defeat and often eat weaker ones. In oceans and rivers, on mountains and hills, across deserts and plains, throughout the air and sky—this deadly story plays out again and again with different actors. The dead rabbit on the suburban...

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Rev. Paul T. Stallsworth

Six Political Principles

A PASTOR’S LETTER TO A CHURCH MEMBER WHO IS TEMPTED BY ABORTION

President Biden on Abortion: Time for Church Discipline?

Preach the Gospel, Heal the Church

HE WAS BORN IN A BETHLEHEM BARN FOR THE FORGIVENESS OF SINS

Breaking Free from the Pro-choice Captivity of a Church

Forward to Basics

Overcoming Apathy and Opposition in the Church

A Joyful Pilgrimage

Protecting the Weak from the Strong

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