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Tim & Terri Palmquist’s blog – A family perspective on "Life" ↓ JAVASCRIPT IS DISABLED. Please enable JavaScript on your browser to best view this site. Tim & Terri Palmquist’s blog Search for: A family perspective on "Life" Home About us Music Donate Guestbook Home 1 2 3 … 6 7 >> Post navigation ← Older posts Idolatry and rage Tim & Terri Palmquist's blog Posted on December 12, 2020 by Tim Palmquist December 12, 2020 Before today’s Jericho March in Phoenix, as we waited for a prayer gathering to begin outside the Arizona capitol building, a man dressed in a suit (probably the best-dressed man in the large crowd) came to the microphone to encourage us to focus on God’s providence during this election crisis. Drawing our attention to the winged statue atop the capitol dome (which looks like an angel), he explained that the statue actually functions as a weather vane, turning one direction or another depending upon which way the wind is blowing. As he pointed out that in God’s providence, the wind was directing this “angel’s” face toward us, a man in the crowd screamed at him, repeatedly calling the statue an idol and saying that it should be torn down. The well-dressed man at the microphone, speaking in gentle tones, invited the heckler to come to the microphone to explain his concerns. Instead, the heckler just stayed where he was, continuing to scream about idolatry. Continue reading → Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a reply Voting to end the American Holocaust Tim & Terri Palmquist's blog Posted on October 21, 2020 by Tim Palmquist October 24, 2020 (This is part two of a series. Tap here to read the first half , which focused on scriptural examples of God’s people who virtuously supported flawed heathen leaders.) Winston Churchill, known to be intentionally rude at times, was passionate to save the Jews from Hitler at a time when other world leaders (including our own) preferred to look the other way. Does history offer any examples of holocausts which were ended by righteous rulers? I have found none. Instead, history seems to indicate that a narcissistic leader like Churchill is typically empowered by our sovereign God to lead urgent life-saving (and nation-saving) political tasks which often are too “dirty” for perfectionistic Christians to accomplish. Are Christians then helpless to do anything in our nation to end the American Holocaust of abortion? Should we follow those who make the pledge to refuse to offer any support for any politician who falls short of penalizing every abortion as murder (in an effort to “immediately” end every abortion)? Or shouldn’t our primary goal first be to seek to support politicians who will allow Christians to pursue efforts to protect the lives of vulnerable children? TaP HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE Posted in ministry projects , politics , pro-life philosophy | Tagged Catholicism , Pastors , strategy | Leave a reply Must Christians vote only for righteous leaders? Tim & Terri Palmquist's blog Posted on October 14, 2020 by Tim Palmquist October 21, 2020 Nehemiah bows to King Artaxerxes A battle is raging all around us for the future of our nation. The current election is a key aspect of that battle, as the leaders we are now choosing will set the agenda for our nation on many urgent battlefields (including but not limited to abortion) which will have a huge impact on all of us in the next few years and beyond. Does God expect His people to get our hands dirty to make a difference in this battle, or would He want us to only cast our vote symbolically, choosing the most impossible “righteous” candidate even though we have no doubt that by doing so our vote will have no impact on the many critical battles impacting all of us? Everyone knows that the current major candidates do things which are often embarrassing and sinful. Is it a sin to support such a political leader whose actions at times seem to show a lack of respect for God? Or does God actually call His people to honor and serve unrighteous leaders for righteous purposes? Continue reading → Posted in politics | Tagged strategy | Leave a reply Gospel-centered pro-life podcast interview Tim & Terri Palmquist's blog Posted on January 15, 2020 by Tim Palmquist January 15, 2020 Pastor Daniel Parks, executive director of Cities4Life in Charlotte, interviewed Tim and Terri Palmquist during their recent visit to North Carolina. He entitled the interview “ Gleaning Wisdom from Pro-Life Pioneers…. ” Beginning with how Christians responded to Roe v. Wade, the Palmquists explained how God led them into pro-life ministry, even using a girl’s lie for good. They also shared how God saved a child physically and spiritually, how God used a baby in a jar, and some personal experiences with Operation Rescue and Life Chain. The Palmquists point to their relationship with a true pro-life pioneer leading them to get involved with national efforts to end abortion, realizing how churches and politics are not incompatible. But some of the most important wisdom originated from a Charlotte-based hero. Listen to the Gospel-centered pro-life podcast directly at this link: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/gospel-centered-pro-life-podcast/id1474399522?i=1000458631887 Continue reading → Posted in babies saved , politics , pro-life philosophy | Tagged strategy | Leave a reply Suffering through Christmas, joyfully Tim & Terri Palmquist's blog Posted on December 21, 2018 by Tim Palmquist December 21, 2018 The powerful grace of voluntary suffering is integral to the essence of Christ-mas joy. From the moment that Mary first heard the angel’s greeting, she knew that she would be facing serious pain (with joy). Pregnancy at this moment in her life would not only be scandalous but even life-threatening, due to the penalty for a condition which would be seen as an indication that she had been unfaithful to her betrothed husband, Joseph. Yet Mary humbly, willingly, even gratefully (that is, gracefully) accepted this lifelong path of suffering. Her situation was quite unique, because the Child she was graced to carry had chosen this path of suffering, from the foundation of the world. Jesus chose to clothe Himself in tender flesh and blood (even the tenuous condition of a microscopic conceptus), so that He could sacrifice Himself to favor Mary (and all others who would so humbly accept Him) with grace. He chose this path of suffering not through a morbid desire to maximize His personal pain, but “for the joy set before Him,” for the eternal benefit of His offspring like Mary. Continue reading → Posted in pro-life philosophy | Tagged Pastors , strategy | 1 Reply The (unseen) children of Christmas Tim & Terri Palmquist's blog Posted on December 11, 2017 by Tim Palmquist December 21, 2017 (This is my latest article for the Pastors Pro-Life Resource Center .) The baby in Elizabeth’s womb leaps at the presence of Mary’s newly-conceived baby The value of pre-born life is foundational to Christmas, just as protecting children is an essential of the Gospel Jesus preached. While Christmas celebrations focus on the manger, the miracle of the Incarnation did not happen in Bethlehem. The “Word became flesh” not at the time of the virgin birth, but when Jesus was conceived in Mary’s womb, as heralded by the angel Gabriel. In response to Gabriel’s announcement, Mary hurried to the home of her relative Elizabeth, who was in the midst of her own miraculous pregnancy, as Gabriel had also announced. When Mary greeted Elizabeth, the presence of Jesus (deep within Mary’s womb) inspired preborn John the Baptist to leap for joy in Elizabeth’s womb. Continue reading → Posted in pro-life philosophy | Tagged Pastors , strategy | 2 Replies Discerning religious Gates of Hell Tim & Terri Palmquist's blog Posted on November 30, 2017 by Tim Palmquist December 1, 2017 (This is part of my recent series on the Gates of Hell .) As we confront today’s child-killing Gates of Hell un...