They Will Be Satisfied

They Will Be Satisfied

There are people who have been supporting pregnancy center ministries for decades so those facing unintended pregnancies can rightly find life-affirming help. These supporters hope for a day when abortion facilities no longer exist because there is no market for them. But that is not the case. Yet. There are people who…

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The Power of Gathering

The Power of Gathering

  Imagine a couple sitting in one of our client education rooms. They had taken a home pregnancy test but didn’t quite believe the positive results, so they came to us.  Our test was also positive. They are normally a talkative pair, but now they are both stone-quiet as they process the fact that she really is pregnant,…

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For Us To Fulfill

For Us To Fulfill

There was a private, world-changing conversation that happened between Jesus and John the Baptist. God lets us in on it in Matthew 3. Jesus had come to the Jordan River to be baptized by John. But John – having special insight into who Jesus really was, could not make sense out of why Jesus was coming to him to be baptized.…

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Three Times Invited

Three Times Invited

We recently met with a woman who wanted to be a babysitter at one of our local centers. She and her husband are recent empty-nesters, and have been rediscovering who they are and what God has for them in this next phase of their lives. The woman said, “I had been reading an issue of “God Stories” for devotions and…

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Created for Him July 28, 2018 – Where Does My Help Come From?

Created for Him July 28, 2018 – Where Does My Help Come From?

It seems to be a pretty common tendency for people – when they’re facing really tough situations - to throw their heads back and look upwards with the thought “what am I going to do now?” or “why in the world is this happening to me?”  Think about it. When you’ve faced a difficult time in your life, have you…

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Created for Him July 14, 2018 – Pursuing Parenting Wisdom

Created for Him July 14, 2018 – Pursuing Parenting Wisdom

  Hello there – this is Julie Baum, Director of Church and Supporter Relations for SVPS. I’m eager to tell you about a neat conversation we had with a young dad the other week. He called and asked, “Do you guys offer parenting classes?” We said, “Yes we do. How old are your children?” “My baby…

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