Issues of Life

For the past quarter of a century, the most divisive issue in America has been abortion. And much of the dialogue on the subject has been angry and strident with a shortage of logic or love. The spectacle of so many intelligent, decent citizens opting to allow any woman who wants an abortion to have one may well be the most telling indicator of how far we have shifted as a nation from traditional Christian morals and values. In the 20 centuries of the Christian faith, ours is the first generation to approve abortion. Consider the consequences of that approval as you ponder Senior Editor Gene Shelburne’s devotional essays this month on the “Issues of Life.”