Men, Mountains and Osama

What an amazing morning…prayer at church at 6am and then prayer in front of the Anderson Mill Abortion Clinic (in the glorious rain nonetheless). It was a powerful spiritual moment as 4 NWF folks stood in the rain (no umbrellas) making a statement in Christ to the devil and all His demons and to all those driving by that mercy and truth are worth it…babies are worth in…and the women who might stop by the clinic are worth it!

MEN…Have you heard that crazy talk that men don’t want to go to church because church is too feminine? That’s a bunch of malarkey…men don’t want to go to church because the Light of Christ exposes the sin of darkness! But, I’ve got good news…we have an amazing adventure for men. We learned from John Eldredge’s book Wild At Heart that men are looking for an adventure, an enemy to conquer and a maiden to rescue (or something to that effect). I have great news…praying peacefully in front of the abortion clinic does all three. Today I got to lock eyes with the abortion doctor. I got to pray feet away from a death zone (or as Carol Everett the former abortion clinic owner called it “the gates of hell”). I got to stand for the protection of women (born and unborn). Nothing in the history of our nation has been more damaging to women than abortion. Men…rise up…the church is doing manly things!

MOUNTAINS…Climbing mountains is good. Shooting stuff fun. Going to football games exciting. But, men…we were made for way more than that. Is that really adventure? Isn’t adventure standing in the face of darkness and declaring “GREATER IS HE WHO IS IN ME THAN HE WHO IS IN THE WORLD!”? Oh, climb your mountains, shoot your guys and enjoy your games…but don’t miss the call upon you to protect “the least”, to “love as Christ loved”, and to “lay down your life” for something that matters eternally. Pray for the mountain of abortion to be removed and thrown into the sea!

OSAMA…That’s what he said. The owner of the abortion clinic we are standing in front of peacefully praying for the next 40 Days (you can sign up to prayer at www.40daysforlife.com/austin) said last night to the evening news that we are like Osama Bin Laden. In other words we are terrorists for protesting his daily killing of unborn babies and for his daily tormenting of confused women. Unfortunately this death doctor has it wrong. We are the hands and feet of Jesus reaching out in love to both the doctor and the possible patient. We are asking for mercy and grace to fall…for hearts to change and for forgiveness to come. Isn’t it amazing to think that this abortion doctor who has been killing babies and injuring women for 15 years or so on Anderson Mill Road could today be totally forgiven and become as righteous as Jesus!!! All his sins forgiven and he could be equally welcomed in heaven as Billy Graham! Amazing grace indeed…where wretches like us are saved! Remember the Osama of old who became the Paul of the Bible…God still does this stuff!

Men…called for adventure! Mountains…waiting for you to cast them into the sea! Osama…he can be changed…so can we!


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