Bound4LIFE's Monday Roundup
Each Monday we will brief you on last weeks top 5 blog posts. This is your way to see what the community is talking about and stay up-to-date on the musings and movement of Bound4LIFE.
This video is from JillStanek.com and has footage of some of our Bound4LIFE folks during a Silent Siege.
Just look for the red LIFE tape:
Bound4LIFE's Monday Roundup
Each Monday we will brief you on last week's top 5 blog posts. This is your way to see what the community is talking about and stay up-to-date on the musings and movement of Bound4LIFE.
Hawaii - The House of Representatives yesterday paved the way for Hawaii to become the first state in the nation to repeal its abortion law.
The current law says a woman may get an abortion only when her life is in danger...
***This is a special blog post from, Leah Ramirez. Leah is the Director of Resound Missions Base. She and her husband, Larry, also lead a Bound4LIFE chapter in Orlando, FL.***
Stand4LIFE
A few months ago I was watching the movie Amazing Grace about the life of William Wilberforce, and suddenly, faith burst into my heart that public opinion could indeed be changed! We have faithfully run a Bound4LIFE chapter in Orlando for the last 3 years, but I have to admit, although I have given much of my time to this issue, I never had faith that things could actually change…until one night when God broke into my own heart.
That night, the Lord gave me a strategy…
It’s not okay to be silent and claim peace in the name of tolerance and love. Increasingly, I’m struck by the passivity of believers on the issue of abortion.
As I read John 17 the other day, a familiar verse took on deeper meaning for me. Scarcely a Christian alive doesn’t recognize that this is Jesus’ prayer for the unity of the believers when He says:
I am praying for them. I am not praying for the world but for those whom you have given me, for they are yours. (John 17:9)
When I read Jesus specifically saying His request was only for believers, I began meditating on this. I know many Christians who think that we should be peaceful at all times, including being silent about abortion. They tell me we have no right to judge what another person does as long as we don’t do it since we know it is wrong.
I had an ingenious idea this morning. You know those red lights? The ones that stop you in your tracks when your least expecting it. You’re soaring down the road, blasting your favorite tunes, hoping to get to work before the boss sees your cubicles empty. You're right about to pass through the promised land, when the beautiful yellow turns a darker shade. “Noooo!!! you cry..not red..ahh!”. Next thing you know that 20 second pause turns into an eternity of waiting...
This morning I was in that predicament when a thought came to my mind. "What if I prayed the LIFE band prayer”? It was a new and quite wonderful thought. I saw the light (no pun intended...ha), glanced down at my LIFE band and before you know it I was praying for the ending of abortion.
I realized something today when I was staring at a box of life bands. On the package plain and clear it proclaims "Bound 4 Life Covenant“….
More reports are confirming the Obama administration is preparing for a potential Supreme Court vacancy in the next few months. Reports surfaced weeks ago that pro-abortion Justice John Paul Stevens was considering retiring and today, CNN said more recent reports indicate that as well.
CNN indicates the White house has begun "quiet preparations" for a high court vacant but cautions that top Obama officials have not named any names of potential Supreme Court retirements.
Lately, I have been a bit baffled by the extent of anger creeping up against those of us who are pro-life. It seems to have shifted from a political debate on the pro-abortion side to a war cry. Previously, I wrote about the protesters at our Houston Siege, but it’s not stopped there. While in Washington, DC at the March for Life, Bound4LIFE director Matt Lockett noted that suddenly there was a smattering of protesters there who had not been there in years past. Carrying signs such as “Keep Abortion Legal” and “Save Roe,” Matt pointed out that it seems even they know this will be overturned. In Houston, one protester repeated over and over “We’re not going back. We’re not going back.” His calculated declaration spoken almost in monotone remained in me. It was the tenor of their cry.
Recently I had a personal experience of this sort. A group of anti-Christian pro abortion folks found our Bound4LIFE site and started leaving comments that were twisted, at best. Turns out most of them are associated with some pretty fringe anti-Christian ideas, even Satanic in some cases, that use mockery and out of context Scripture as a form of getting their message across. They all joined our site, for what reason, I can’t imagine, and seem to be intent upon watching us online.
The first Holocaust is the one most people talk about still. Hitler. Germany. The attempted extermination of the Jews. It was, inarguably, one of the greatest horrors in this history of the world. That will never change.
What has changed are the enemy’s methods.
In Rees Howell’s Intercessor, the chronicle of Howells’ fight against Hitler and the Nazis through prayer strikes a familiar chord to those of us fighting the current holocaust attempting to exterminate a generation through abortion.
A common accusation against people like me is that we exaggerate when we use terms like genocide or holocaust. First let’s look at those definitions. According to the Random House Dictionary, holocaust meanings include: “any mass slaughter or reckless destruction of life.” Genocide means “the deliberate and systematic extermination of a national, racial, political, or cultural group.”
Bound4LIFE gave away FREE OF CHARGE more than 8,000 Life Bands on Sunday night, January 17th.
We officially had 4,200 people praying silently with LIFE tape around Planned Parenthood on Monday, January 18th!
This marks the single largest Silent Siege that has ever happened...anywhere.
At the same time there were an estimated 10,000 additional people across the highway participating in the rally and Silent March.
Today, Jill Stanek, one of the foremost pro-life voices in America (especially online), featured our Houston, Now Is The Time video on her website.
(We are really happy about that.)
But it gets better! Ms. Stanek is reporting that People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) is planning to come on down to Houston and getting in on the action, as well.
From JillStanek.com:
...come Monday, 3 worlds are going to collide, because People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals ... is negotiating to erect this billboard near the PP site in time for the pro-life march...
As we prepare to take a massive stand this weekend in Houston against the Planned Parenthood clinic being erected, my heart has been stirred by a Scripture that hold s a principle we in America often like to ignore.
Because the sentence against an evil deed is not executed quickly, therefore the hearts of the sons of men among them are given fully to do evil. (Ecc. 8:11)
In our nation, we have not begun to see trouble on a widespread basis. One reason 9/11 stunned us so much is because we felt invulnerable. It seemed unless we chose to go to war, we were immune. But just like war, sometimes if we don’t choose to go, we will suffer greater. A delayed judgment isn’t an absence of judgment.
It can be easy, when years go by and we remain comfortable, to think that that judgment stuff is “Old Testament law” and since God is merciful and it will be okay. We say things like “I hate abortion but there are so many problems in the world, and we can’t fight them all.”
But we can fight this...
Pastor Richard Rodriguez of Christian Life Center in Houston, TX hosted Bound4LIFE Director Matt Lockett on his Daystar program this week to discuss the Planned Parenthood Abortion "Super Center" and the events coming up on January 17-18. Leah Nelson and Nik Slimp, Houston Chapter Leaders, also joined the program.
Matt Lockett discusses developing details for the Houston gatherings on January 17-18 and talks with Richy Clark of Radiant Worship.
Planned Parenthood is building in Houston, TX the second largest abortion facility in the world. With it they are targeting minority families both Black American and Hispanic. It literally resembles an ancient Aztec temple used for human sacrifice.
We have just produced a powerful video detailing this crisis that's currently taking place.
Right now in Houston, TX Planned Parenthood is building the 2nd largest abortion facility in the world. This must not go unchallenged. Come along for a ride with us on The Road to Houston.
President Obama is arguing that it’s necessary to pull the Stupak Amendment banning federal funding of abortions because he doesn’t think we should alter the status quo. The definition of status quo is the existing state of affairs, the ways things are. With that definition, he is arguing against himself because currently my money does not pay for the shedding of innocent blood without my having a choice. The status quo, in this case, works for me. There is a cultural definition of status quo that it appears the president likes better. It says:
“The existing order of things; present customs, practices, and power relations: ‘People with money are often content with the status quo.’ ”
Breaking from my usual punch-in-the-neck posts laced liberally with legislative importunity, I wanted to take this opportunity to bring a little light into your Monday. We all need to push back from the desk of cultural engagement every now and then and be reminded of why we're doing this.
On Monday the Senate Finance Committee’s health care bill was filed in the Senate. Take a look at the 1,502 pages, and it’s what you won’t find that is so unsettling. To date every single attempt by pro-life lawmakers to insert language that guarantees what President Obama promised has been blocked or voted down. That promise from his speech to the joint session of Congress was that there would be:
“No government funding of abortion.”
The Committee’s bill has no language that expressly prevents the inclusion of abortion under government-run health care. Disinformation and confusion persist even as polls show that the overwhelming majority of Americans DO NOT want taxpayer-funded abortion.
We (Bound4LIFE) are a prayer focused organization. It's what we do. It's who we are. Before anything else, we believe that prayer is our greatest weapon in the ending of abortion AND we believe firmly that history belongs to the intercessor!
Needless to say, when I hear "ministers" praying for God to bless abortion doctors and nurses and enable them to continue to provide abortion services to all women, I get more than a little creeped out.
“Gracious and loving God, be with all of those brave souls who make abortion possible. Hold them in your loving embrace and keep them safe— doctors, nurses, clinic staff, administrators, janitors and counselors and receptionists—all those who labor to provide abortions to those in need. Bless them and keep them safe from harm and harassment, intimidation and fear. Hear us, O God, as we lift up our voices to you, and say in all your many names- Amen.”
Last night CNN ran an extraordinary report called "Abortion support falls sharply, new research finds." In it they cite a new Pew study released yesterday that strongly reinforces research that emerged at the beginning of the summer showing that the majority of Americans have switched from being pro-choice to being pro-life. This dramatic shift in public opinion marks a turning point in the nation and the abortion debate. Intrigued by this unexpected turn, Pew Research conducted a more in-depth study and released a six-page report breaking down the pro-life shift in detail.
For a while we've known that Bound4LIFE was featured on the college textbook seen after the jump. We've recently heard rumors that a couple other textbooks have "life tapers" on their covers. If you know of one, please let us know in the comments section.
Weekly updates from Bound4LIFE with Executive Director Matt Lockett.
Abortion, economic crisis, war, pandemics, a nation divided-Just attend any town hall meeting while Congress is in recess and you'll agree that our elected officials in Washington, DC desperately need the prayers of the Church. Regardless of your personal political beliefs, the Bible is clear in it's universal call to prayer for those in governmental leadership.
We are in the final days of working out the bugs of a new interactive website called "First of All." In 1 Timothy 2:1-2 Paul wrote to Timothy, "I urge, then, first of all, that requests, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for everyone--for kings and all those in authority..." A few months ago the Lord began to speak to us specifically about how He wanted prayer for members of Congress. Now it's one thing to pray for them all together as "Congress," but it's its an entirely different feat to pray for them all individually by name... All 535 of them!
I am not my bible college study,
I am not my favorite store,
I am not my unique brands,
I am something deeper to my core.
Heather was eight months pregnant with a precious little boy when another woman took their lives by kidnapping Heather, and attempting to remove the baby from her womb by cutting open her belly.
When Vic Pentz opens his arms to welcome newcomers, it takes on a different meaning now. That's because the Atlanta pastor recently made a promise from the pulpit to take in any newborn baby brought to the church.
Bound4LIFE wants to invite you to become part of the prayer revolution to end abortion.
Well exactly how are you supposed to do that anyway?
In this (potentially award-winning and health-conscious) blog series entitled "Social Networking for Social Justice", I’m explaining several different social media tools, and how they can be implemented to help drive, and support organizations such as Bound4LIFE.
This text was found on a scrap of paper in the home of an African pastor shortly after he was martyred.
Be encouraged! Be patient and endure. Our cause is worthy and our victory is secure.
Bound4LIFE has exploded recently, especially in Canada! And as a result the media is drawn to our stand. That’s not to say that the media likes us – no. On the contrary, they don’t. But they do like the way our red LIFE tape looks on camera. Seriously, that’s totally fine. Without meaning to, the media speaks our message to an entire nation. It’s brilliant, really.
That, I think is the kind of justice that I’m looking for — somebody who respects the law, doesn’t think that they should be making law ... but also has a sense of what’s happening in the real world and recognizes that one of the roles of the courts is to protect people who don’t have a voice.
Many people in the church today would say, “If, I were alive during the time of slavery I would be apart of the Underground Railroad. Absolutely, I would have helped the slaves.” Or some might say, “If, I were in Nazi Germany I would have helped hide the Jews. Yes, I would help the Jews anyway I could.”
Bottom Line: It’s not enough to simply say you oppose abortion...
In this (wildly popular, and increasingly good-looking) blog series entitled "Social Networking for Social Justice", I’m explaining several different social media tools, and how they can be implemented to help drive, and support organizations such as Bound4LIFE.
Weekly updates from Bound4LIFE with Executive Director Matt Lockett.
Featured in this video is Procession Of Healing.
Bonnie Erbe, a contributing editor at U.S. News & World Report, PBS host and syndicated columnist, writes that abortions are up as more families and young women struggle in the bad economy.
This, she says, is not a bad thing
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Weekly updates from Bound4LIFE with Executive Director Matt Lockett.
Weekly updates from Bound4LIFE with Executive Director Matt Lockett.
The "Make The Move" fundraiser is COMPLETE in less than 24 hours.
Thanks to everyone that gave so generously.
I am writing to you today to let you know that we will be relocating our headquarters to the DC area at the beginning of next week. So far we’ve been splitting our time in each office, but this will be the final move for all staff and equipment.
In this blog series entitled "Social Networking for Social Justice", I'm explaining several different social media tools, and how they can be implemented to help drive, and support organizations such as Bound4LIFE.
We are rolling out a brand new campaign! If you have a camera phone and can send a text or email, you my friend are able to “take this bull by the horns”. Introducing: Gotcha.
The following story was sent to us last Friday and is posted with consent.
“I am sixteen years old. My sister found out she was pregnant on November 17. Although she was scared out of her mind, she knew she would love the baby. On Wednesday last week, she started to bleed. The doctors told her not to worry, that sometimes that happens. When she started to clot, we knew something was wrong. My sister may have only known she was carrying a gift from God for a short time, but she loved the baby from the beginning. We found out on Sunday that she miscarried. Seeing her breakdown like that, and holding her to let her know that she wasn’t alone, made me think about Bound4LIFE. I haven’t had much to do with it, but a few of my friends had. My sister was going to be a great mommy. And although the baby wasn’t planned, she made the right choice to keep it. How can someone else make the other choice? Tiffany and I chose Sunday to become active in Bound4life.”
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