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Why Conversations Matter (and Assumptions Never Work) Jan 14, 2015

I was having a conversation with a pro-choice activist about what it means to be ProGrace®. She appreciated that I wanted to meet and see if we could find common ground. We agreed on many...

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Beyond Protesting: THRIVE Nov 24, 2014

Several weeks ago, a friend told me she was going to participate in a peaceful protest against abortion.

“How is that going to help?” I asked.

“We’re showing our community...

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Changing the Conversation in our Churches: Why Do Women Have Abortions? Oct 28, 2014

In a recent blog post, we explored the ways that asking new questions of women facing unplanned pregnancy can better the conversation between local churches and their communities.

But what about...

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Can the Abortion Debate Really Change? Sep 26, 2014

“I’m beginning to wonder if things can really change,” a friend told me recently, “or if I can.”

This friend is in full-time ministry and has been walking with God...

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Changing the Conversation Aug 11, 2014

“Instead of asking, ‘What are you going to do?’ – that’s what everyone was asking me – she asked, ‘What do you need?’”

This comment from a...

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Tempted by Grace Jun 11, 2014

“If you put shame in a petri dish it needs three things to survive: secrecy, silence and judgment. If you put shame in that same petri dish and douse it with empathy, it can’t...

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Does it Matter if Someone "Deserves" Grace? Feb 25, 2014

Our staff heard a beautiful story last week about members from a local church blessing Lisa, a young single mom from the ProGrace program. They gave her quite a lavish gift, paying several bills...

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My Dream for Sanctity of Human Life Sunday Jan 19, 2014

Every January, churches across America observe Sanctity of Human Life Sunday, usually on the weekends surrounding the anniversary of Roe v. Wade. And every January I am unsettled by most of the...

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The ProGrace Movement Has Begun Jan 01, 2014

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Start this new year with a new way of thinking. What does it mean to be “ProGrace”?

It means aligning with God’s response to unplanned pregnancy by extending grace, in order...

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What Do We Have In Common With Mary & Joseph? Dec 10, 2013

The short answer is: the need for Grace.

This Advent, we’ve been thinking a lot about what it must have felt like for Mary and Joseph to suddenly find themselves in an unexpected—and...

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What is ProGrace? Feb 12, 2013

Angies-new-website-175I don’t describe myself as either pro-life or pro-choice. Those words are used by two political platforms to describe where they stand, and they have become so polarizing and limiting....

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