Today's edition of Five Minutes for Families may take you ten minutes to read. I want and need to share my heart with you about the state of affairs in our nation. It's been a rough month. These turbulent times remind us that our only hope is in Christ and that our...
5 Minutes for Families
A Time to Lament; A Time to Pray
Abortion Distortion
The Supreme Court took the term “abortion distortion” to a new level this week when it ignored its own precedent and rewrote the legal test by which abortion-related laws are evaluated. To put it another way, in order to cram a square peg in a round hole, the Court...
Marriage Redefined: A Year Later
One year ago, five Supreme Court justices redefined a centuries-old tradition. Not just a tradition, a creation of God’s – marriage. Marriage had always been between a man and a woman. God sanctioned it; tribes and people everywhere honored it. But just five unelected...
The Real Enemy
Many of us entrenched in political and cultural fights to preserve life, marriage and family, and religious freedom join our fellow Americans as we grieve the tragic loss of life from the inconceivable horror unleashed in Orlando, Florida on Sunday. We’ve set aside...
Not Before Our Time: A Case for Living
The raw emotion that weighs heavy on end-of-life decisions seems to complicate a natural and inevitable part of living – dying. No one wants to watch a loved one die, and no one wants that person to suffer. Still, killing them is not the answer. Yesterday, June 9, a...
Honor Flight
It seems appropriate, heading into the Memorial Day weekend, to share again an email I received from a dear CAP friend. In it, the WWII veteran recalls a recent “Honor Flight” he took and the overwhelming sense of patriotism he experienced. "It was a trip that I will...
Difference Made
Progress often comes in small, but significant, steps. This legislative session, we enjoyed a series of steps on our journey to protect life and freedom. Lawmakers passed a record 15 CAP-supported measures – a true victory for Arizona families. A step toward defunding...
Unprecedented power grab threatens children’s safety
President Obama’s administration has issued a sweeping mandate to all public schools in the nation, saying they must allow transgender students to use the bathroom that matches their gender identity. See below for my statement on this extreme overreach from the...
A Time to Pray: Wake Up America
Millions of Americans gathered yesterday to observe the annual National Day of Prayer. The rallying cry – Wake Up America – rang throughout the nation. The 2016 National Day of Prayer verse is Isaiah 58:1a, “Shout it aloud, do not hold back. Raise your voice like a...