One of the most deflating things we can do on the sidewalk is compare ourselves with other sidewalk outreach teams. We look at the number of babies saved through other teams, and feel worthless when we rarely see babies saved. We hear of others leading many of the abortion-determined moms Read more…
There are many obstacles to committing to being a sidewalk outreach team member. Nearly every sidewalk team I have worked with across the nation complains of struggles getting and keeping volunteers. In a fantastic recent podcast by John Piper, titled It Will Be Worth It, many points he made could Read more…
New year, time for firsts. New beginnings. In the Bible, the first book, Genesis, has very interesting firsts that give us insight into sidewalk work. How Satan Tempts First question in the Bible: Genesis 3:1 ‘Now the serpent was more cunning than any beast of the field which the Lord Read more…
A reminder from Habakkuk: ‘Though the fig tree should not blossom And there be no fruit on the vines, Though the yield of the olive should fail And the fields produce no food, Though the flock should be cut off from the fold And there be no cattle in the Read more…
I have been a sidewalk counselor in front of abortion centers for 10 years now. I suspect that, when I began, I was gentler and probably less willing to voice hard truths to the women we encountered. I know that over the years that I have been doing this, I Read more…