It is said that if we “sow to the wind we reap the whirlwind.” And that’s exactly where we are! In 1973 our nation’s highest court tragically handed down the decisions that legalized abortion (Roe vs. Wade) and made it on demand for any reason (Doe vs. Bolton). That was approximately 49+ million abortions ago in our land. That means we’re seeing an abortion every 26 seconds!

An now we are facing some 78 million Boomers starting to retire with a Social Security system ill prepared to meet the needs before it. Some studies show that Social Security used to have 6 or 7 to 1 workers to retirees. Today it is 2 to 1. An impact of the abortion tragedy! The labor market has shrunk due in skilled workers…another tragic outcome of the abortion tragedy. And how many future teachers, doctors, laborers, nurses, lawyers, bankers, military leaders, etc. have we lost?!? Not to mention the fact that the leading edge of aborted babies would now be 35…and what beneficial impact would all those driver aged young adults have had on the reeling automotive markets in America?

49+ million murdered children…and yet we rail against Germany for the Halocaust! We have created our own Halocaust.

I thank God for wonderful organizations like the ComfortCare Women’s Health Care Centers of Waynesboro and Staunton, Va. where I had the privllege of speaking this last week. They are working hard to aid women facing unplanned pregnancies in making the decision for LIFE and having their babies and the joy and fulfillment they bring.

Today, we are faced with very clear decisions in so many areas in the presidential race. One favors the support of Roe vs. Wade and Doe vs. Bolton. The other stands for a culture of life and its sanctity…from the point of conception. I pray Americans will prayerfully enter the voting booth as they fulfill their voting obligations. How long will God withhold His judgement
on a nation that has treated life so poorly?

There are times when we think just maybe we’re too old to make a difference. But trust me, nothing could be further from the truth!

Cheryl and I were recently invited to Virginia to speak at a senior adult conference. Now some might think….boring! But we had a blast. They were great to be with and so open to be challenged to be everything God still wants them to be.

Cheryl shared a powerful story from our past regarding a girl named Taylor whom we had seen radically changed from a tragic life scarred and marred by sinful living, and who had wondered if God could ever love her and, even more, use her. Yet God did change her, transformed her horrible past, and gave her a brand new beginning which has made a hge difference in the lives of so many.

A precious lady in attendance at the conference sat listening, realized God still wanted to use her-even in her senior years-and set in motion the follow through. She had a friend in another city that she had wanted to share Christ with, but had always talked herself out of it, assuming she couldn’t make any difference. But challenged by Cheryl’s message, and not being willing to put it off any longer, she set her actions in motion. Since the lady lived in another town, and since the participant wasn’t able to get to that town in the near future, she called her daughter who happened to live in the same city as the person she was concerned for. Asking her daughter to carry the message to her friend, she described exactly what she desired her daughter to communicate.

Imagine the amazement mother and daughter experienced when the lady who had been the objuct of their efforts accepted Christ as her saviour! So, for anyone who is ever tempted to feel, “I’m too old to make a difference…!” NOTHING COULD BE FURTHER FROM THE TRUTH!

Just take the initiative. Step out in faith. And leave the results up to God. And you’ll be amazed what happens.

A week ago I had the privilege of speaking to a men’s conference in Iowa. There is nothing I love more than seeing men discover that God has an amazing plan for their lives and wants to make them “men of valor.” Valor is described in the dictionary as having the strength of spirit and heart to stand firm in the face of overwhelming opposition. And in today’s world men are striving to find how to stand firm in the face of overwhelming pressures at work, at home, in the communicty, and beyond.”

It was super to have the privilege of speaking to over 400 men and to challenge them to make their life count, and to challenge them to let Christ take His rightful place in their lives…as Master and Lord. To see the light come on in their eyes, the dawning of what they were created for, and the impact it can have at work, home and beyond is INCREDIBLE.

And it made the weekend unforgettable when 40 men attending the conference place their faith in Christ, entering a personal relationship with him. It makes the day worth living!

And life doesn’t get better than that!