Life is Precious

The debate over the sanctity of life is back in the news again. Times like these bring questions from our young ones about a lot of terms that may not be familiar to them. It hurts my heart that our young children even hear about such atrocities as abortion and euthanasia. As my husband and I attempt to answer candidly, yet age appropriately, our primary focus has been to show our children that all human life, from conception to rightful death is precious in the eyes of God. Unfortunately, even Christians are influenced by the world's views on this matter. On the matter of the sanctity of life, Christians should be on the frontline of the battle. Increasingly, we are at best complacent and non-committal. Often this is simply from a lack of a Biblical world-view. When we remove the Bible as our textbook for life, we lose our anchor and the secular world-view seems reasonable to our mind. ...