Stand Up and Be Heard

Throughout the Bible, God continually raised up prophets to proclaim a divine message intended to turn peoples' hearts back to himself. This is now the responsibility of the church. Here are two examples of the prophetic voice regarding the issue of abortion.

Lia, a 12-year-old seventh grader decided to make a courageous stand in her school by giving a passionate speech on the topic of abortion for a speech competition. Her teachers strongly discouraged her from speaking on this issue and even told Lia that she would be disqualified from advancing to the next level of competition. Lia didn't waver...

John Piper is the Senior Pastor at Bethlehem Baptist Church in Minnesota and author of "Desiring God" as well as numerous other books. Here is part of a message directed to President Barack Obama on the issue of abortion.

Let us pray for more voices to be heard in defense of those voices which cannot.

A voice of one calling:
"In the desert prepare the way for the LORD;
make straight in the wilderness a highway for our God".

Isaiah 40:3