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Unintended Consequences

Posted by James P. McGarvey , 09 November 2012 - - - - - - · 1156 views

According Ryan Anderson and Andrew Walker,

"Until Tuesday, no state had redefined marriage by popular vote. Indeed, 32 out of 32 states that put the issue to a vote defined marriage as a union of a man and a woman. But in this week’s election, citizens in Maine, Maryland, and Washington State all passed ballot initiatives redefining marriage to...


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Forming a Biblical Worldview

Posted by James P. McGarvey , 08 November 2012 - - - - - - · 1628 views

(This is the third and final part of a message entitled "Your Worldview and Your Vote" that I preached at Pines Baptist Church in Pembroke Pines Florida on November 4, 2012. You can listen online or download the sermon from PBC's website athttp://www.pinesbapt...hurch.org/media)

Lastly,...


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Worldview & the Ballot Box

Posted by James P. McGarvey , 06 November 2012 - - - - - - · 1110 views

(This is the second part of a message entitled "Your Worldview and Your Vote" that I preached at Pines Baptist Church in Pembroke Pines Florida on November 4, 2012. You can listen online or download the sermon from PBC's website at http://www.pinesbapt...hurch.org/media)

Now to the...


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Christian, Why Vote?

Posted by James P. McGarvey , 05 November 2012 - - - - - - · 1092 views

(This is the first part of a message entitled "Your Worldview and Your Vote," from Romans 13:1-4; 12:1-2, that I preached at Pines Baptist Church in Pembroke Pines Florida on November 4, 2012. You can listen online or download the sermon from PBC's website...


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"Abortion is...not an act of selfishness'?

Posted by James P. McGarvey , 21 October 2012 - - - - - - · 1225 views

Last week while participating in the 40 Days For Life Fort Lauderdale prayer vigil, I watched as abortionist Dr. Theodor Lehrer measured the base of the large blue and white ALL WOMENS CENTER (954) 772 HELP sign with a tape measure. I figured he was planning something - now I know what he had in mind.

Arriving at the center today (day 26) I saw the new...


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Why PRAY to End Abortion

Posted by James P. McGarvey , 18 October 2012 - - - - - - · 1243 views


(This is a slightly edited version of a message I gave at the Mid-Point Rally of 40 Days For Life Fort Lauderdale, on October 18, 2012, Day 23 of the prayer and fasting campaign.)

Last Friday, well into the second hour of my vigil at the All Womens Center, I watched a man, perhaps in his mid thirties pull into the parking lot...


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"Who Are They Trying to Keep Out - Day 16 of 40 Days For Life

Posted by James P. McGarvey , 12 October 2012 - - - - - - · 946 views

For me the hardest part of the prayer vigil is watching those who have just had an abortion exit the facility.

Today, after I had been there for a while, a man who looked to be in his mid...


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"Do You Understand This?"

Posted by James P. McGarvey , 09 October 2012 - - - - - - · 1008 views


It was busy Monday at the All Women's Clinic (AWC) during the two and a half hours that I was there to pray. During my vigil I watched as two women, accompanied by individuals who had been waiting for them, exited the clinic after having, to use the words of AWC's website, "the...


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Prayer Before Politics

Posted by James P. McGarvey , 02 October 2012 - - - - - - · 1204 views

Today was day 7 of 40 Days for Life Fort Lauderdale. Based on statistics provided by the Florida Agency For Health Care Administration, 6,480 unborn children lost their lives to abortion in Broward County in the first six months of 2012.


That translates to the loss of...


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I'm Hoping History Repeats Itself

Posted by James P. McGarvey , 30 September 2012 - - - - - - · 1584 views


"In the 1830s, American abolitionists, led by Evangelical Protestants, gained momentum in their battle to end slavery. Abolitionists believed that slavery was a national sin, and that it was the moral obligation of every American to help eradicate it from the American landscape by...