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A sign from a cross?

Tim & Terri Palmquist's blog Posted on November 21, 2011 by Tim PalmquistFebruary 20, 2015

While all of the crosses were exposed to the water, only the Mary cross retained the water.

While all of the crosses were exposed to the water, only the Mary cross retained the water.

During the 40 Days for Life Closing Celebration on November 6, I shared the new video “Blessings” which (from my perspective) captures the spirit of this 40 Days for Life campaign.  When the video ended, I talked to the small crowd gathered in the cold, damp air, about something I found to be quite amazing when capturing images for this video.

(Understanding that some may doubt the significance of my observations, I confessed that after long hours at the vigil I have been known to make extended observations relating to “trivial” things such as cracks in the sidewalk.)

The “Blessings” video returns several times to a scene of crosses outside the abortion center.  The crosses were placed in memory of the babies aborted the previous day, as the mothers left the abortion center one by one with aching, empty wombs.  On each cross, a name was written to represent the identities of the real human beings whose lives were sacrificed.  Early that morning as I videotaped the crosses dripping with water, I noticed that the front cross bore the name “Thomas,” while immediately behind that cross was a cross bearing the name “Mary.”
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The glory of God’s sovereign love

Tim & Terri Palmquist's blog Posted on July 4, 2011 by Tim PalmquistFebruary 20, 2015

Glorify Jesus Ministries logoFor most of my life, the topic of Calvinism was not much of a concern to me. The arrogance of a Calvinist friend in High School had little influence on me, and certainly seemed to me not to be something I could attribute to God’s “glory.” Calvinist Harold Camping‘s false prophecies about the rapture and/or the return of Christ (dating back to 1984) didn’t help my impression of Calvinism, and I certainly saw no reason to glorify God for them. I was grieved by Camping’s deceptions, especially because it brought harm to Family Radio, the ministry my father Richard Palmquist began (which he was forced to leave in 1965, leaving Camping at the helm). The passion which characterized most of my father’s life was bringing glory to God, and he passed that passion along to me.

But the time that Calvinism really hit home for me — when I really began to see it as a poison — was in 2002, after meeting with local pastors Continue reading →

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Did KGET TV-17 report violate journalistic ethics?

Tim & Terri Palmquist's blog Posted on April 15, 2011 by Tim PalmquistApril 15, 2011

Robin Mangarin from KGET TV-17 introduces story on Terri Palmquist's tactics relating to a text message to a 14-year-old-girlDid a local reporter and television anchor violate journalistic ethics in yesterday’s report on Terri’s “tactics” relating to a 14-year-old whose baby was aborted this week? Consider the evidence below.

I first learned of Channel 17’s interest in this case on Wednesday morning, when I received a phone call from Mike Trihey, Assistant News Director of KGET TV-17. I was surprised to hear from Channel 17, because they have ignored 40 Days for Life until now, but I know from past experience that Mike will contact us whenever something happens that has the potential to harm our ministry efforts. (Usually when Mike learns the truth from us, Channel 17 quickly drops the story, apparently because something that doesn’t make us look bad isn’t worth pursuing.) Continue reading →

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News report on pregnant teen fails to focus on true scandal

Tim & Terri Palmquist's blog Posted on April 15, 2011 by Tim PalmquistApril 15, 2011

Pink cross erected after 14 year old aborted her babyA news report last night on KGET TV-17 focused on how a 14-year-old girl was allegedly traumatized when Terri told her that she was naming her baby “Britney” and put up a cross in memory of her baby. The true scandal, however, was that this girl told Terri that her father was forcing her to abort her baby, and that Bakersfield Police came out to talk to the girl’s father but apparently took no action.

For those who saw the report and want to know the other side, here is Terri’s report on what really happened.

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Will God forgive me if I plan to abort my baby?

Tim & Terri Palmquist's blog Posted on March 3, 2011 by Tim PalmquistFebruary 20, 2015

In an online discussion with pastors after the Chuck Smith scandal, one of the pastors asked me to share my thoughts on whether or not forgiveness is available to the believer who plans to sin. This is a key question, not only in relation to the advice Pastor Chuck gave to a vulnerable pregnant woman, but because we see so many women entering abortion chambers empowered to kill their babies because of their overwhelming assurance that God will forgive them. Although one of the pastors in the discussion deemed this a “theological train wreck,” I thought it might be worth posting here for your consideration. What follows is an edited version of what I wrote to these pastors:

You asked me to share my thoughts on whether or not forgiveness is available to the believer who plans to sin. To help you understand my thoughts on that question, I suppose I must begin by briefly explaining some thoughts on grace. Too often we view grace in the primary context of forgiveness of sins, and by so doing we make grace (practically speaking) an enabler of sin (by cushioning its blow). But God’s grace is not given to enable us to do evil, but to do good. (Perhaps that will be seen as a radical thought, because of Romans 3:12, but stay with me here. Let’s consider a bigger scriptural perspective on what is “good.”)
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Pastor Chuck Smith’s “reasonable” abortion
counsel identifies widespread problem

Tim & Terri Palmquist's blog Posted on February 14, 2011 by Tim PalmquistFebruary 25, 2015

Do pro-life pastors offer pro-life counsel to women who are experiencing difficult pregnancies?

Certainly, pro-life pastors would unequivocally answer “yes” to that statement. Yet I also believe that a significant number of babies are aborted because of the counsel provided by many of these same pastors.

A recent case in point is the counsel provided last week by Pastor Chuck Smith on his radio program Pastor’s Perspective. (Some apparently don’t recognize his name, but as the founder and leader of the Calvary Chapel movement for over four decades, Pastor Chuck has undoubtedly been one of the most influential Christian leaders of the last half-century — I doubt that there are many churches in our nation which have not in been influenced in some way by the ministries born under his leadership.)



After a week of mounting controversy, Pastor Chuck still maintains that the counsel which he provided to “Nicki in Riverside” was consistent with his pro-life stand. This is clearly not a case of a mental slip-up by an elderly pastor as some are suggesting. No, the problem is much bigger than that. Few have detected how this reflects upon counsel typically provided by other pro-life pastors.

Nicki: “…We learned that we have conjoined twins who share one body but have two heads. The life expectancy is not very good….”

Pastor Chuck: “…if you go ahead and decide to allow the doctors to perform an abortion on this fetus that is just not developing right and has no chance of living, that I’m sure the Lord will say, Neither do I condemn you….”

Listen to the entire conversation

After being given repeated opportunities to clarify his original counsel to Nicki, Pastor Chuck continues to insist that he did not counsel her to abort her baby, and that Christians across the nation are guilty of falsely accusing their brethren (himself and Pastor Don Stewart, host of Pastor’s Perspective). But we don’t even need to argue this point. Even if we assume a pure, life-affirming intention in the hearts of pastors Chuck Smith and Don Stewart in handling Nicki’s call, could it be that their counsel had a deadly result? Could Nicki be expected to respond to their counsel by deciding to end her babies’ lives? Could she have done so while stating honestly her belief that these high-profile pastors advised her that it was permissible to do so? Could it be that the counsel of these pastors gave her courage to commit abortion when she would have otherwise continued to maintain that she did not want an abortion? Furthermore, would their counsel have led her to assert that she could be confident in God’s grace even while willingly walking into a dangerous killing center and submitting her body — her Holy Spirit-filled temple — to the knife of an unscrupulous abortionist? If so, did these shepherds (pastors) fail to fulfill their scriptural obligations to protect their sheep?

I believe that an accurate assessment of this situation would require “yes” answers to all of these questions. Furthermore, I believe that many pro-life pastors throughout our nation, if they are honest with themselves, would need to answer “yes” to these questions in relation to counsel that they themselves have offered to vulnerable pregnant women.

My belief is based not upon conjecture, but upon decades of experience with pregnant Christian women entering abortion chambers. Many times we have been told, “I talked to my pastor about this, and he recommended abortion.” We have even witnessed pastors bringing women from their church into killing centers (and even after being “caught in the act” at the abortion center, these pastors continue to insist that they are pro-life).
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