Rebelution Tour 2011

The idea for this blog was inspired by authors Alex and Brett Harris, who wrote a book called Do Hard Things, to challenge teens (and others) to rebel against low expectations placed on them by modern society. They called this idea the Rebelution.

Every year, Alex and Brett tour the U.S. in a series of conferences. This year, unfortunately, will be their last tour. They will be coming to Orlando, Florida; Williamsport, Pennsylvania; San Diego, California; Portland, Oregon; Kansas City, Kansas; Indianapolis, Indiana; and Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

This is a great event, full of worship, of learning how to "do hard things," and of meeting great people. I encourage each of you to come to one of these, if you can make it. The prices aren't too heavy, and you can find dates and price info here: http://www.therebelution.com/conference/

Most of us that teamed up for this blog will be going to the Portland conference on July 30th. If any are interested, we could meet them there and chat! Let us know via comments below.

Here is a promo video for the conference, to show you more about its purpose:

Summer Plan

We apologize that we have not posted anything in a month. Finals are over now so we have no excuse. Summer plan is...write, write, write!

Unplanned (the dvd)

Unplanned, Tyndale House, 2011, Abby Johnson, documentary

Watch the trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZC6thU987CY

Synopsis: After the director of a Planned Parenthood clinic in Texas participated in her first abortion procedure, she quit her job and walked across the road to join the Coalition for Life. In this heart-stopping documentary, you'll discover how Abby Johnson's spiritual transformation instills hope and compassion into the political controversy surrounding this difficult issue. Approx. 60 minutes.
My thoughts: Unplanned tells a story the likes we dance for joy to hear. Abby Johnson, who grew up in a Christian home in Texas, found herself leaning towards the defense of women who were derided by condemning Christians. Eventually, she found herself regretting her decision, and chose to defend unborn lives instead. With the help of 40 Days For Life and Coalition For Life, she tells her story for us all to hear. It is an amazing encouragement in the arena of pro-choice vs. pro-life.

My rating: 5 stars

A FREE Unite For Life webcast is coming up on May 17th, at 8:00 p.m. (all time zones). To register for this free webcast, go to www.uniteforlifewebcast.org

Unite For Life webcast

On May 17th, at 8:00 (in all time zones), former Planned Parenthood director Abby Johnson will be giving a free webcast to benefit pregnancy care organizations. I strongly encourage you to attend, and to spread the word. Here are a few ways you can let others know about this webcast.

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Giveaway

There is a giveaway going on at my blog Books I Recommend, and I will award one lucky reader with a copy of Tyndale's documentary Unplanned. http://noahsreads.blogspot.com/2011/05/unplanned-dvd-giveaway.html

Everett Planned Parenthood audio

Yet another update on the Planned Parenthood emergency. The abortion victim was 16. Sad. http://abortionstate.blogspot.com/2011/04/shes-16.html

Funding

So, the government will not be shut down. (stay with me on this one, I'm not getting deep in politics, yet) They made a big spending cut, the largest annual cut in history. But whose funding did they not cut? You guessed it, Planned Parenthood. (third paragraph down: http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/government-shutdown-officials-agree-deadline-deal/story?id=13333717) This infuriates me! Now, how do YOU feel about it?

Everett Planned Parenthood audio

Here is the audio from the 911 call made by the Everett Planned Parenthood.

Update on Everett Planned Parenthood

Planned Parenthood has confirmed that the ambulance was for the woman injured in the abortion. It was not fatal, but had permanent consequences. Here is the full article: http://abortionstate.blogspot.com/2011/04/911-audio-confirms-planned-parenthood.html

"Safe" and Legal Planned Parenthood follow-up

Here is a follow-up article about the incident at the Planned Parenthood in Everett, Washington: http://abortionstate.blogspot.com/2011/03/planned-parenthood-regional-ceo-denies.html