Weekly Blog, February 8, 2010

Monday, February 8, 2010

Dear PASS Friends:

Two major events occurred last week: 1) Focus on the Family and Tim Tebow and his Mother had a commercial during the Super Bowl and, 2) a new study was released showing that abstinence education is effective.

I am all for professing Christians being involved in the culture wars, especially when it comes to the sanctity of human life. For those of us who are not Heisman trophy winners, we should not let the Focus on the Family / Tebow's commercial take the place of God’s call on our lives. I applaud Focus on the Family and the Tebows for their great message and courage. My prayer is for those playing sandlot football and attending small churches that you do not leave the cause of Christ up to mega-ministries and mega-sports figures through Super Bowl commercials. It is my prayer that every professing Christian advances the sanctity of human life regardless of if we play powder-puff football or sign the next NFL contract. Bless you and thank you Tim Tebow, Mrs. Tebow, and Focus on the Family. Bless you and thank you all of those who stand for the truth of the sanctity of life who have not made the big leagues of media, sport, or ministry. Even if you are not on TV commercials, You Tube videos, or radio, we know where you are. You are in the trenches of personal ministry daily carrying your cross and you are not alone. We are with you.

The recent study showing "abstinence works" is no surprise as will be the next study that comes out that says abstinence does not work (www.abstinenceassociation.org). And, a few weeks later there will be another study with some new findings. At PASS, we don’t teach abstinence because a study proves abstinence works. We already knew it worked because Jesus does not lie or base his teachings on secular or government studies. We teach abstinence because Jesus says “Teach what I have commanded you.” And, that is good enough for us.

Rick Ligthart
PASS President