Author Archives: Kathy Widenhouse

58% Young People Don’t Know Where to Get Pregnancy Support

Posted on August 8, 2018 by Kathy Widenhouse

For You From The Word How can they hear without someone telling them? (Romans 10:14) For You To Think About Students for Life of America recently released the results of a nationwide study, which surveyed 805 Americans aged 18-24 years … Continue reading →

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911 Friend for a Pregnant Teen

Posted on August 2, 2018 by Kathy Widenhouse

For You From The Word A friend loves at all times. (Proverbs 17:17) For You To Think About Today’s teenagers and young adults place a high value on relationships. According to Christian pollster George Barna, “One of the distinguishing marks … Continue reading →

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Why I Attended Birthmothers Friends Training

Posted on August 1, 2018 by Kathy Widenhouse

By Emily Giacomini I saw an announcement in The Falls Church bulletin that described Birthmothers Friends Certification Training but I didn’t know anything about the ministry. Yet one of my friends had just told me she was pregnant. She was … Continue reading →

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College Soccer Star Chooses Life

Posted on July 16, 2018 by Kathy Widenhouse

For You From The Word Suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. (Romans 5:3-4) For You To Think About Nadia Link was eagerly anticipating her freshman year at power house University of California at Irvine on a soccer scholarship … Continue reading →

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The Forgotten Demographic: Pregnancy on Our College Campuses

Posted on July 15, 2018 by Kathy Widenhouse

For You From The Word A despairing man should have the devotion of his friends. (Job 6:14) For You To Think About As she struggled to lift her head from the pillow, Anna felt a wave of nausea. No, it … Continue reading →

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Conception: Too Many Details to Be Just a Random Mistake

Posted on July 3, 2018 by Kathy Widenhouse

For You From The Word As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts. (Isaiah 55:9) For You To Think About A lot of things have to … Continue reading →

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Fatherhood Series #4: Effective Fathers Listen and Answer

Posted on June 9, 2018 by Kathy Widenhouse

For You From The Word Which of you, if his son asks for bread, will give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a snake? If you, then, though you are evil, know how … Continue reading →

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Fatherhood Series #3: Effective Fathers are Compassionate

Posted on June 7, 2018 by Kathy Widenhouse

For You From The Word As a father has compassion on his children, so the Lord has compassion on those who fear him. (Psalm 103:13, NIV) For You To Think About Third in a series on fatherhood Scripture presupposes that when … Continue reading →

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Fatherhood Series #2: Effective Fathers Are Teachers

Posted on June 5, 2018 by Kathy Widenhouse

For You From The Word He commanded our forefathers to teach their children, so the next generation would know them. (Psalm 78:5-6, NIV) For You To Think About Second in a series on fatherhood God is clear on what fathers … Continue reading →

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Father’s Day: A Grateful Nation Honors Dads

Posted on June 5, 2018 by Kathy Widenhouse

For You From The Word Honor your father and your mother. (Exodus 20:12) For You To Think About Father’s Day, celebrated on the third Sunday in June, honors dads and celebrates fatherhood. But it took six decades for our nation … Continue reading →

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