Estimated reading time: 12 minutes. Daniel from Canada recently asked me this question: “What should pro-lifers say to someone who performs abortions?” He commented that this would be a good follow-up to my recent posts on what pro-lifers should say to someone who wishes they had been aborted, is happy … Read More
Relational Apologetics: Another Pro-Choice Friend Becomes Pro-Life
Estimated reading time: 11 minutes. Roni Cairns is a good friend of mine whom I’ve known for at least four years. She’s the reason I began exploring the use of relational apologetics to persuade pro-choice people to the pro-life position. After four years of friendship and debate, Roni is now pro-life. … Read More
My Formerly Pro-Choice Friend Now Self-Identifies as Pro-Life!
Estimated reading time: 5 minutes. I want to bring relational apologetics to the pro-life movement. I’ve written and spoken previously about my dear friend Deanna Unyk. I’d encourage you to check out one of those two links to get the beginning of the story that I’m going to continue here. … Read More
Not All Arguments are Bad
“Chaplain John,” a fun-loving prison chaplain who saw me speak at a banquet a few months ago interviewed me for his YouTube series, “Chaplain Chat.” I’ll be posting them this week. In this second segment, I talk about my pro-choice friend Deanna and offer a clarification about the kinds of … Read More
A Short Defense of Relational Apologetics
“Chaplain John,” a fun-loving prison chaplain who saw me speak at a banquet a few months ago interviewed me for his YouTube series, “Chaplain Chat.” I’ll be posting them this week. In this first segment, I offer some reasons that pro-life and pro-choice people should try relational apologetics, befriending each … Read More
My Challenge to Students: Love People Who Are Different From You
I had the opportunity to speak to the 7th-8th graders at St. Joachim School yesterday. It’s about a 40-minute trip, so during my drive I pondered what I wanted to talk about. I knew I would include a lot of my standard material on being a good ambassador for Christ … Read More
Why the Pro-Life Movement Should Embrace Relational Apologetics
I’m really happy with this unusual episode of Life Report. One of our scheduled guests became unavailable on our shooting day, so Gabi Vehrs and I sat down and had a candid conversation about the state of the pro-life movement and what we need to do to set ourselves up … Read More
Penn Jillette on Loving the People He Disagrees With
Estimated reading time: 4 minutes. I really like Penn Jillette. If you haven’t heard of him, he’s most famous for being a magician and runner-up of Donald Trump’s recent Celebrity Apprentice All-Stars, but only slightly less famous for being an outspoken atheist. Penn is really intelligent and kind. He’s also … Read More
What if Everybody Did This?
This is what I posted to my Facebook page earlier today: I’m going to go spend four hours with one of the smartest philosophers I know, after three hours with him yesterday. I may never change his mind. But we both like each other and we’re both challenging each other. … Read More