“Taking the five loaves and two fish and looking up to heaven, He gave thanks and broke the loaves…” - Matthew 14:19 Many of us have most likely heard countless sermons about the story of Jesus feeding the five thousand. It could easily be seen as a cliché church lesson about trusting God, but at…

When patients walk through our doors, it’s typically in a season that is hectic and chaotic in their world. Occasionally we have the blessing of hearing back from them when their life has settled. Here are four text messages we received at LifeChoices last month. From an individual with a positive HIV result: “Good morning.…

2021 is flying by! As the spring season begins to wrap up, check out the most recent update from the LifeChoices team. Click here to read our spring newsletter today!

According to the Barna Group, listening without judgment is the most important quality non-Christians and lapsed Christians look for when seeking out a person to talk with about faith. However, only a minority (34%) feel as though the Christians they know personally possess this quality. This information was recently sent to me with a note…

Jesus gave us two great commands. The first is to love God, and the second is to love our neighbor. Simple, but not always easy. To illustrate the command to “love your neighbor,” Jesus told the story of “The Good Samaritan.” We know it well. A man sees an unknown neighbor in dire distress who…

Over the last 10+ years, the power of the internet has given a public platform to anyone who chooses to use it. For the first time ever, anyone can make their beliefs and opinions known to the entire world. This has led to us being inundated with thousands of voices telling us how to feel,…

2021 has arrived and we all are excited for the New Year ahead! January is often seen as a month of new beginnings, but it is also a month set aside to reflect on two areas of incredible injustice in our world - the sanctity of human life and human trafficking. Proverbs 31:8-9 reads, “Speak…

Lauren visited our clinic determined to terminate her pregnancy. She was scared and alone, and our team suspected that she was in an abusive relationship. She was not interested in considering other options, but our team gently shared adoption resources with her and encouraged her to take time in making a decision. After Lauren left…

“No one who hopes in you will ever be put to shame...” – Psalm 25:3 Shame is a common emotion that our team sees over and over again in young people as they seek refuge from the chaos of a complicated world. An unplanned pregnancy, secrets of untold child abuse, sexual assault, years of sexual…

Someone once said, “80 percent of success is just showing up.” Not only does this quote have practical implications, but it is a theme that we see time and time again in the Bible too. One example of this is the story of Isaiah. Isaiah wasn’t an exceptionally special or talented man, but he was…