What are the questions you most fear being asked about your faith? Even as a trained apologist there are many tough questions I hope don’t come up in my discussions with non-believers. Some questions are simply difficult to answer. But we can’t ignore the tough questions. Such an approach is cowardly and counterproductive for the kingdom of God. We must—yes, must—be prepared with an answer for the toughest questions (1 Peter 3:15). We have nothing to fear because the truth is on our side.

I recently had the opportunity to endorse Mark Mittelberg’s upcoming book entitled, “The Questions Christians Hope No One Will Ask (With Answers).” This book is based upon a survey Mark sponsored with Tyndale Publishers through the Barna Group of one thousand self-proclaimed Christians. They asked each person what faith questions they would feel most uncomfortable being asked by a co-worker or friend. Some questions are expected but a few might come as a surprise.

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So I’m scrolling through my newsfeed on Facebook the other day and see a link to a story on ABC about Focus on the Family running an anti-abortion ad during Super Bowl XLIV starring Tim Tebow. I may have been the last person on the 'Interwebs' (that’s what my 65 year old dad calls it) to see this, but it sparked a few thoughts.

In the article, Gary Schneeberger, a Focus on the Family spokesman, is quoted as saying, “There is nothing political or controversial about the spot.” Are you kidding me? Nothing political or controversial… right. Focus on the Family has become synonymous with both politics and controversy due to its strong alignment with crazy right-wing ideologies.

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It depends.  What do we mean by "cool" and what will we do to achieve it?  But I think abortion is the greatest social justice issue of our time (despite a growing Evangelical aversion to the issue) and therefore, we've got to think carefully about how we communicate the pro-life message.  

Check out part one of my "cool" discussion with the Life Training Institute crew, in their most recent podcast.

Late-term abortion is despicable. Except for extremely rare circumstances, a baby at this stage is fully viable (it can survive outside the mother’s womb). An unborn child at this stage is a precious member of the human community who deserves our protection. Some people deny an embryo full human status because they say it doesn’t look human (this ignores the fact that an embryo looks exactly as a human being is supposed to look like at that stage of development). But the same reasoning cannot be applied to a baby in late term. It is obviously human.

Every clear thinking American—and in particular, Christians—ought to condemn the actions of Dr. Tiller. Taking the life of 60,000 precious unborn human persons is a grave wrong that we cannot, and must not, ignore. If we don’t speak out on behalf of these people, who will?

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The title of this blog may have shocked you. So I better clarify something right up front: I am NOT endorsing the actions of the killer who took Dr. Tiller’s life in ANY way. I agree with the conclusions of Dr. Robert George:

Whoever murdered George Tiller has done a gravely wicked thing. …No private individual had the right to execute judgment against him. For the sake of justice and right, the perpetrator of this evil deed must be prosecuted, convicted and punished. …Every human life is precious. George Tiller’s life was precious. We do not teach the wrongness of taking human life by wrongfully taking a human life.

My point is simply to raise some troubling questions about the justification that has been offered for why the killing of Dr. Tiller should be condemned. My criticism will be applied to both the right and the left.

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We knew this was going to happen. A couple of weeks ago, as we were discussing the Christian support of torture, we could see it coming. Suddenly, without warning, Christians were going to emerge miraculously “Pro life.“ Like a mythological Phenix rising from the still hot ashes of a failed Presidential campaign, they would rise.

OK, so I’m being dramatic. But really, we did know this was coming, right?

I had to take a very deep breath the other night, as CNN showed the President looking campaign-like in glorious South Bend. Now,I’m no fan of Fox, but I have to say that he looked a little smug in the graduation regalia, with his blue velvet robe stripes glowing in the bright camera lights. Like he had won somehow, before he even spoke. And he was right. He did.

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"Above is one of the most powerful speeches I've seen for pro-life (it's only 5 minutes). And it's by a 12 year old! This is a great video to show to your kids, students, and to study yourself. I wish there were many more young girl's like this out there. Enjoy!"