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ALSO NEWSWORTHY:
"Norma McCorvey, The "Jane Roe" in Roe v. Wade Who Eventually Became A Pro-Life Activist, Dies At 69" - Christine Rousselle : Feb 18, 2017; https://townhall.com/tipsheet/christinerousselle/2017/02/18/norma-mccorvey-the-jane-roe-in-roe-v-wade-who-eventually-became-a-prolife-activist-dies-at-69-n2287726
"Remembering Hal Moore, an American Hero" - Thomas Spoehr / Feb. 13, 2017 / http://dailysignal.com/2017/02/13/remembering-hal-moore-an-american-hero/
"One Doctor’s Prescription for Life- MILDRED FAY JEFFERSON" - by: John Stonestreet, Breakpoint.org, February 24, 2017, http://www.breakpoint.org/2017/02/breakpoint-one-doctors-prescription-life/
It’s good for us to remember the heroic faith of those who’ve gone before us. And then to go and do likewise.
Glenn Sunshine is at it again: helping us remember heroes of our Christian faith long forgotten. As I’ve said before on BreakPoint, remembering is vital to the life of the Church.
It’s why the author of Hebrews in chapter 11 of his epistle extolled the faith of figures like Noah and Abraham and Joseph and even Rahab the prostitute. By the time we get to chapter 12, we’re ready to accept the challenge: “Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses . . . let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith.” That’s the power of remembering God’s servants who have gone before us. And that’s why Dr. Glenn Sunshine writes his “Christians Who Changed Their World” columns, which are available at our now re-designed BreakPoint.org website.
But Glenn doesn’t focus in on the big names. Instead he introduces us to lesser known but equally significant heroes of the faith. This month, which is by the way Black History Month, Glenn tells us about Mildred Fay Jefferson.
Born in the 1920s in Texas, the daughter of a minister and a school teacher, Mildred wanted to be a doctor from a very early age. She graduated from the local segregated high school at age 15, enrolled in a small black college and eventually made it to Harvard Medical School. In 1951, she became the first African American woman to graduate from that esteemed institution. Then get this: She became the first woman to intern at Boston City Hospital and the first female surgeon at the Boston University Medical Center. She eventually became a professor of surgery at Boston University Medical School.
As Glenn writes, “Coming from the segregated South in an era of intense racism, Dr. Jefferson’s accomplishments as a pioneer for women and blacks in medicine would be cause enough to celebrate her life. Yet today she is most remembered for her tireless work opposing abortion, both as a physician in the Hippocratic tradition and as a Christian.”
It was in 1970 when the American Medical Association proclaimed that it was ethical for doctors to perform abortions wherever it was legal. Dr. Jefferson was outraged by this assault on the Hippocratic Oath and on Judeo-Christian values: “I’m opposed to abortion as a doctor and also because I know it is morally wrong,” she said. “An individual never has the private right to choose to kill for whatever reasons, be they whim, convenience or compulsion. Because I know abortion is wrong, I will use every means available for free people in a free country to see that it is not perpetuated.”
And that’s exactly what she did, touring the country, speaking at public events and on the air, eventually becoming a board member and president of National Right to Life. As Glenn relates, her passion for life was persuasive. In fact, one very well-known politician, a governor who once signed an abortion bill in his state, wrote to her after hearing her on the radio. "“No other issue since I have been in office has caused me to do so much study and soul-searching,” he wrote to Dr. Jefferson. “I wish I could have heard your views before our legislation was passed. You made it irrefutably clear that an abortion is the taking of a human life. I’m grateful to you.”
That letter was signed “Ronald Reagan.”
I do hope you’ll come to BreakPoint.org and read [more] about this amazing woman of faith and defender of life. Click on Glenn Sunshine’s article: “Christians Who Changed Their World: Mildred Fay Jefferson.”
One more thing: Have you ever considered studying Christian worldview with the likes of a Dr. Glenn Sunshine, or Joni Eareckson Tada, or Bill Brown? Our 9-month Colson Fellows Program features reading, webinars, residencies, mentoring and fellowship in Christian worldview. Learn more at BreakPoint.org. Just click on the Colson Fellows link at the top.
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Resources
"CHRISTIANS WHO CHANGED THEIR WORLD: Mildred Fay Jefferson (1926-2010)" -
Glenn Sunshine, BreakPoint.org February 16, 2017, http://www.breakpoint.org/2017/02/mildred-fay-jefferson-1926-2010/
"Colson Fellows Program website" - http://colsonfellows.org/
"Why You Think the Way You Do: The Story of Western Worldviews from Rome to Home" -
Glenn Sunshine,Zondervan Publishing House, August 2009, http://www.colsoncenterstore.org/product.asp?sku=9780310292302
URGENT: 12/13- American Center For Law and Justice: On trial for their faith, two Christian pastors in Sudan face death. Christian Pastors Hassan Abduraheem and Kuwa Shamal have been brutally imprisoned for nearly a year – 359 days – in deplorable conditions. Their trial has been delayed time and time again.Their churches miss them. Their families need them. They face possible death sentences because they are Christians. At the ACLJ, we've launched a massive international legal advocacy campaign for their freedom. We're preparing critical legal letters to Sudan, raising their case with world leaders, and preparing action at the U.N. They could be sentenced to hang for their faith if the world is silent. Christian Pastors Hassan and Kuwa need your voice now. Time is of the essence, as the trial continues. Our silence could be their death.Other Christians facing death in Sudan are now free because you spoke out. Demand Sudan free Pastors Hassan and Kuwa now. Sign Our NEW Petition: Save Christian Pastors from Death...https://aclj.org/persecuted-church/save-christian-pastors-from-possible-death?
URGENT: 2/7 American Center for Law and Justice: American Pastor Andrew Brunson still languishes in a Turkish prison. He’s one of 19 prisoners in a 10-person cell. He’s the only Christian. Pastor Andrew has been falsely charged with “membership in an armed terrorist organization.” He has served and loved the people of Turkey for more than two decades. Now this U.S. citizen is in extreme danger – falsely charged for his Christian faith. We are representing his family and have launched an aggressive global campaign demanding that Turkey – a fellow member of NATO – release him immediately. We’re working on Capitol Hill with our nation’s leaders, through our international offices, and around the globe to secure the release of Pastor Andrew. Now, we are preparing to send a critical legal letter to Turkey’s president in the next few days. Time is of the essence. Sign our letter before we send it. Join the fight. Be Pastor Andrew’s voice. He needs it now more than ever.Sign Our Petition: Free American Pastor Andrew Brunson.https://aclj.org/persecuted-church/free-american-pastor-andrew-brunson
PRAY FOR AMERICA: THANK GOD for His many blessings on America throughout it's history. May we then ask that AMERICA once again be a blessing TO GOD, by once again submitting to HIS will in our affairs - both personal and national - that He may truly "heal our land." (2 Chron. 7:14) Short of that, we should not be saying "God Bless America"but instead "God be merciful towards America!"
PRAY FOR OUR LEADERS: 1) Pray for President Trump and his advisers, that they would select Godly leaders at the federal level who will be accountable to do an excellent job (or be fired!) ; that he would seek God's wisdom and be enabled to lead our country effectively in the years ahead; and 2) Pray our leaders at every level of government will Spirit-filled, leading us with Godly wisdom and integrity; that they will only pass legislation and enact policies that will benefit Americans today as well as future generations and NOT do any lasting harm.
SUPREME COURT: PRAY 1) that the Senate will quickly confirm Judge Gorsuch for the Supeme Court, and 2) that the justices will only hand down decisions that are Constitutionally sound and in the best interests of our country now and for future generations.
BE Prepared TO SPEAK OUT AGAINST ABORTION
(...because ALL Babies Matter!)
: Go to: LIFE Training Institute - http://prolifetraining.com/resources/five-minute-11/
Be Prepared TO ENGAGE WITH THE PC CULTURE:
Go to:"Tactics" -
http://townhall.com/columnists/mikeadams/2016/04/29/tactics-n2154983
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PRAY FOR AND SUPPORT JUDGE GORSUCH FOR THE SUPREME COURT
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I've signed up again this year to help raise funds for a local crisis pregnancy center, Thrive Orlando. Would YOU please consider sponsoring me for whatever amount the Lord leads you? Any amount will be appreciated as I try to reach a goal of $500. (2/25 - I'm still $300 short of my goal.) I hope to reach that goal by the Walk date of March 11th. THANK YOU for whatever you can give.
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PRAY FOR AND SUPPORT JUDGE GORSUCH FOR THE SUPREME COURT
President Trump has nominated Judge Neil GorsuchMoments ago, President Trump nominated Judge Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court. Judge Gorsuch is an excellent choice to fill the late Justice Antonin Scalia's seat on the Supreme Court. He is a remarkably qualified nominee with a conservative judicial philosophy and a strong track record of upholding the rule of law and the Constitution. Radical obstructionists - dedicated to defeating a constitutional conservative - are already threatening to filibuster Judge Gorsuch. He is supremely qualified. In fact, the Senate unanimously confirmed him as a judge on the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals. Now it's time for the Senate to do its job and confirm Judge Gorsuch to the Supreme Court without delay. Learn More About Judge Gorsuch, Supreme Court Nominee. https://aclj.org/supreme-court/the-senate-must-confirm-judge-gorsuch-to-the-supreme-court?utm_medium=Email&utm_source=ExactTarget&utm_campaign=d-01312017_top-SC_seg-
Sign the Petition Now - https://aclj.org/supreme-court/confirm-judge-gorsuch-to-the-supreme-court-now?utm_medium=Email&utm_source=ExactTarget&utm_campaign=d-01312017_top-SC_seg-N_typ-PT Encourage Your U.S. Senator to Support Judge Gorsuch
ALSO NEWSWORTHY:
"Norma McCorvey, The "Jane Roe" in Roe v. Wade Who Eventually Became A Pro-Life Activist, Dies At 69" - Christine Rousselle : Feb 18, 2017; https://townhall.com/tipsheet/christinerousselle/2017/02/18/norma-mccorvey-the-jane-roe-in-roe-v-wade-who-eventually-became-a-prolife-activist-dies-at-69-n2287726
"Remembering Hal Moore, an American Hero" - Thomas Spoehr / Feb. 13, 2017 / http://dailysignal.com/2017/02/13/remembering-hal-moore-an-american-hero/
TODAY 2/26 – The Academy Awards: Whether or not you end up watching it, take time to PRAY for the movie industry in America that has such a powerful (these days, usually negative impact) on our culture and that of the world. PRAY that those who would do creative film projects that reflect the best of American values would hold greater sway and that the many who don’t walk with you will have someone in their circle of influence who will tell them of the Savior. Rather than simply condemn the darkness, let’s light a candle through our prayers. - Stan
PERSONAL UPDATE: 2/25 - Please see the JOURNAL section on the right side of this blog page for the latest. I REALLY appreciate all your prayers!
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Glenn Sunshine is at it again: helping us remember heroes of our Christian faith long forgotten. As I’ve said before on BreakPoint, remembering is vital to the life of the Church.
It’s why the author of Hebrews in chapter 11 of his epistle extolled the faith of figures like Noah and Abraham and Joseph and even Rahab the prostitute. By the time we get to chapter 12, we’re ready to accept the challenge: “Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses . . . let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith.” That’s the power of remembering God’s servants who have gone before us. And that’s why Dr. Glenn Sunshine writes his “Christians Who Changed Their World” columns, which are available at our now re-designed BreakPoint.org website.
But Glenn doesn’t focus in on the big names. Instead he introduces us to lesser known but equally significant heroes of the faith. This month, which is by the way Black History Month, Glenn tells us about Mildred Fay Jefferson.
Born in the 1920s in Texas, the daughter of a minister and a school teacher, Mildred wanted to be a doctor from a very early age. She graduated from the local segregated high school at age 15, enrolled in a small black college and eventually made it to Harvard Medical School. In 1951, she became the first African American woman to graduate from that esteemed institution. Then get this: She became the first woman to intern at Boston City Hospital and the first female surgeon at the Boston University Medical Center. She eventually became a professor of surgery at Boston University Medical School.
As Glenn writes, “Coming from the segregated South in an era of intense racism, Dr. Jefferson’s accomplishments as a pioneer for women and blacks in medicine would be cause enough to celebrate her life. Yet today she is most remembered for her tireless work opposing abortion, both as a physician in the Hippocratic tradition and as a Christian.”
It was in 1970 when the American Medical Association proclaimed that it was ethical for doctors to perform abortions wherever it was legal. Dr. Jefferson was outraged by this assault on the Hippocratic Oath and on Judeo-Christian values: “I’m opposed to abortion as a doctor and also because I know it is morally wrong,” she said. “An individual never has the private right to choose to kill for whatever reasons, be they whim, convenience or compulsion. Because I know abortion is wrong, I will use every means available for free people in a free country to see that it is not perpetuated.”
And that’s exactly what she did, touring the country, speaking at public events and on the air, eventually becoming a board member and president of National Right to Life. As Glenn relates, her passion for life was persuasive. In fact, one very well-known politician, a governor who once signed an abortion bill in his state, wrote to her after hearing her on the radio. "“No other issue since I have been in office has caused me to do so much study and soul-searching,” he wrote to Dr. Jefferson. “I wish I could have heard your views before our legislation was passed. You made it irrefutably clear that an abortion is the taking of a human life. I’m grateful to you.”
That letter was signed “Ronald Reagan.”
I do hope you’ll come to BreakPoint.org and read [more] about this amazing woman of faith and defender of life. Click on Glenn Sunshine’s article: “Christians Who Changed Their World: Mildred Fay Jefferson.”
One more thing: Have you ever considered studying Christian worldview with the likes of a Dr. Glenn Sunshine, or Joni Eareckson Tada, or Bill Brown? Our 9-month Colson Fellows Program features reading, webinars, residencies, mentoring and fellowship in Christian worldview. Learn more at BreakPoint.org. Just click on the Colson Fellows link at the top.
[bold, italics, and colored emphasis mine]
Resources
"CHRISTIANS WHO CHANGED THEIR WORLD: Mildred Fay Jefferson (1926-2010)" -
Glenn Sunshine, BreakPoint.org February 16, 2017, http://www.breakpoint.org/2017/02/mildred-fay-jefferson-1926-2010/
"Colson Fellows Program website" - http://colsonfellows.org/
"Why You Think the Way You Do: The Story of Western Worldviews from Rome to Home" -
Glenn Sunshine,Zondervan Publishing House, August 2009, http://www.colsoncenterstore.org/product.asp?sku=9780310292302
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PRAYER MATTERS:
"To clasp the hands in prayer is the beginning of an uprising against the disorder of the world." - Karl Barth; "Prayer is inviting God into a seemingly impossible situation and trusting/resting in His love and grace to accomplish His perfect will in His perfect time and for His greatest glory." - Stan
URGENT: 12/13- American Center For Law and Justice: On trial for their faith, two Christian pastors in Sudan face death. Christian Pastors Hassan Abduraheem and Kuwa Shamal have been brutally imprisoned for nearly a year – 359 days – in deplorable conditions. Their trial has been delayed time and time again.Their churches miss them. Their families need them. They face possible death sentences because they are Christians. At the ACLJ, we've launched a massive international legal advocacy campaign for their freedom. We're preparing critical legal letters to Sudan, raising their case with world leaders, and preparing action at the U.N. They could be sentenced to hang for their faith if the world is silent. Christian Pastors Hassan and Kuwa need your voice now. Time is of the essence, as the trial continues. Our silence could be their death.Other Christians facing death in Sudan are now free because you spoke out. Demand Sudan free Pastors Hassan and Kuwa now. Sign Our NEW Petition: Save Christian Pastors from Death...https://aclj.org/persecuted-church/save-christian-pastors-from-possible-death?
URGENT: 2/7 American Center for Law and Justice: American Pastor Andrew Brunson still languishes in a Turkish prison. He’s one of 19 prisoners in a 10-person cell. He’s the only Christian. Pastor Andrew has been falsely charged with “membership in an armed terrorist organization.” He has served and loved the people of Turkey for more than two decades. Now this U.S. citizen is in extreme danger – falsely charged for his Christian faith. We are representing his family and have launched an aggressive global campaign demanding that Turkey – a fellow member of NATO – release him immediately. We’re working on Capitol Hill with our nation’s leaders, through our international offices, and around the globe to secure the release of Pastor Andrew. Now, we are preparing to send a critical legal letter to Turkey’s president in the next few days. Time is of the essence. Sign our letter before we send it. Join the fight. Be Pastor Andrew’s voice. He needs it now more than ever.Sign Our Petition: Free American Pastor Andrew Brunson.https://aclj.org/persecuted-church/free-american-pastor-andrew-brunson
PRAY FOR AMERICA: THANK GOD for His many blessings on America throughout it's history. May we then ask that AMERICA once again be a blessing TO GOD, by once again submitting to HIS will in our affairs - both personal and national - that He may truly "heal our land." (2 Chron. 7:14) Short of that, we should not be saying "God Bless America"but instead "God be merciful towards America!"
PRAY FOR OUR LEADERS: 1) Pray for President Trump and his advisers, that they would select Godly leaders at the federal level who will be accountable to do an excellent job (or be fired!) ; that he would seek God's wisdom and be enabled to lead our country effectively in the years ahead; and 2) Pray our leaders at every level of government will Spirit-filled, leading us with Godly wisdom and integrity; that they will only pass legislation and enact policies that will benefit Americans today as well as future generations and NOT do any lasting harm.
SUPREME COURT: PRAY 1) that the Senate will quickly confirm Judge Gorsuch for the Supeme Court, and 2) that the justices will only hand down decisions that are Constitutionally sound and in the best interests of our country now and for future generations.
Other World-Wide Prayer Requests:
A Christian Mother's Mandatory Death Penalty Could Be Overturned. PRAY and Sign the Petition Now! - https://aclj.org/persecuted-church/save-christian-mom-asia-bibi-from-execution?
Learn about Christian Persecution; Check out the World Watch List:
http://live.opendoorsusa.org/wwl/?utm_source=action&utm_medium=email&utm_content=content-banner&utm_campaign=may-2016
PRAY for the ON-GOING crisis now happening in IRAQ/SYRIA. Pray that coalition forces will be able to destroy the leadership and infrastructure of ISIS.
This is a photo of 3 of Asia's daughters holding a picture of their imprisoned mother.
A Christian Mother's Mandatory Death Penalty Could Be Overturned. PRAY and Sign the Petition Now! - https://aclj.org/persecuted-church/save-christian-mom-asia-bibi-from-execution?
Learn about Christian Persecution; Check out the World Watch List:
PRAY for the ON-GOING crisis now happening in IRAQ/SYRIA. Pray that coalition forces will be able to destroy the leadership and infrastructure of ISIS.
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