Showing posts with label Pro-Life Merchandise. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Pro-Life Merchandise. Show all posts
Thursday, November 29, 2012
I recently had the opportunity to see the Pro-Life documentary The Gift of Life. It is hosted by former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee and it covers the issue of the sanctity of life as a moral issue from several different viewpoints that of people who themselves were almost the victims of abortion, a former abortionist, a former owner of an abortion business, children conceived in rape, children who were frozen embryos and were adopted and given the chance at life, those with disabilities and more. It even had some information that I myself wasn't aware of about the history of abortion and little known facts of how it truly became legalized in the United States. The film was very thought provoking, moving, shocking at times and shows abortion in it's true light and how truly devastating it is to so many people.
The film also shows how abortion is transforming the United States from a country that was founded upon the principles of freedom and that all men are created equal and endowed with certain unalienable rights, into one where life is something that is meaningless and disposable to many. Abortion is truly the greatest human rights violation of all time. Without the right to life all other rights are meaningless. And when one group of people's lives aren't protected how long will it be until others are put in danger as well.
Even those who have been in the Pro-life cause for many years would enjoy this great documentary. It features many well known Pro-life speakers and leaders including Marjorie Dannenfelser President of the Susan B. Anthony List, Kristan Hawkins of Students for Life, Rebecca Kiessling Pro-Life Speaker, Lila Rose of Live Action, Carol Tobias of NRTL, Charmaine Yoest of AUL, Carol Everett of the Heidi Group, and many more!
You will see inspirational and uplifting stories, stories of those who's lives many would target for abortion, and some that tell the inside story of what the abortion industry and their tactics are truly like and how they target young and frightened women that were truly horrifying. If people knew what truly went on behind the walls of abortion clinics everyday abortion would be outlawed very quickly I believe.
This is one film that I wish everyone in America would see! So many truly need to hear this message in today's world. Please buy this great film and share it with as many people as you can you just might save a life! You can learn more about it and purchase it at http://www.thegiftoflifemovie.com
Here is the trailer.
Wednesday, November 7, 2012
Today I have a very special interview with best selling Christian Artist Ron DiCianni to share with you. Now some of you might wonder why I'm interviewing an artist on a Pro-Life blog but the Pro-Life cause is very near and dear to Ron's heart because he was almost the victim of an abortion himself.
Hello Ron and thank you so much for being my guest today. Can you
tell us a little about yourself for those that aren’t familiar with your work?
I am a Christian cleverly
disguised as an artist! Like so many, I am just trying to use the gift I have
received to serve others…(1 Peter 4:10)
Did you always love art and did you start out drawing or did
you start with painting?
Yep! From as early as I can
remember, art was always a passion. I never really wanted to do anything else.
However you got to learn to draw as it is the foundation for everything in art
including painting!
When did you first start painting?
I started getting real serious
about art when I was in High School. It was the only subject I excelled in.
When I didn’t do so well in Chemistry etc. the school stopped me from
continuing in the art classes as a punishment. They didn’t realize that I was
not goofing off in those other classes, I was just wired for art and the
creative things.
How many paintings have you done so far?
Well, I have been doing this
professionally for 42 years! The first two decades were devoted to “secular”
work because the Church wasn’t interested. The second two decades I have
concentrated on telling the world about Jesus in my work. I probably have done
a few thousand paintings? I get tired just thinking about it…J
What is your most famous paintings do you think?
“Spiritual Warfare”, “Simeon’s
Moment” “Safely Home”, “In The Wilderness” & “The Resurrection Mural”
The Resurrection Mural at The Museum of Biblical Art
You are one of the best selling Christian artists in the
U.S. and your work is absolutely beautiful. Words just don’t do them justice.
But your life almost ended before it began could you tell us about that?
Thanks…I’d be remiss if I didn’t give God the glory for
it all.
As to my near abortion, my mom
was intending to abort me and went to her doctor to have it done. Although she
wasn’t a Christian, my Grandmother who lived with us was. She must have been
praying that day. Like a lot of people who contemplate abortion, my mom’s life
was not conducive to another baby. She lived in a cramped Chicago apartment
with my Dad, my brother, my aunt, my grandmother and a dog! Bringing another
life into that just didn’t seem like a good thing. But as my friend, Ray
Comfort reminded me lately, people don’t abort babies because they are in hard
circumstances…they abort babies because they don’t have a correct view of life.
Only God can give life and only God should take it. When the doctor wanted to
start the abortion, he brought a needle to my mom’s arm, and that was when God
spoke to her and said, “Don’t do this…I
have a plan for this baby!” She told me she pushed the needle away and
walked out. For decades she would remind me that God had a plan for me. She
became a Christian and was so glad she obeyed God’s voice. She live much longer
than my Dad, so she got to see a lot of what God has done with my work and was
one of my biggest cheerleaders. She prayed constantly for me.
When did you learn that your mother almost aborted you and
how did you find out?
Don’t really remember…but she
never hid the fact from me. She was willing to risk her reputation in order to
have me understand how sacred life is. She used to remind me often, especially
when life would throw it’s discouraging moments at me like we all sometimes
face. It always helped me to see “the bigger picture”!
One of your latest paintings is a actually a Pro-Life painting titled "Before I Formed You in the Womb". Can you tell us about it and how that came about?
Ray Comfort, a great evangelist
and preacher did a movie called “The 180 Movie” (If you look at a print of the
painting, you will see that I acknowledge that movie under my signature). He
challenged me to do the painting. God gave me the idea, but Ray gave me the
kick in the pants to do it! We now give a copy of the 180 Movie, free, to
everyone who buys a print. It’s the most powerful Pro-Life video I have ever
seen.
The painting is just gorgeous and it’s so detailed. I was so
moved by it with Christ’s hand reaching out to touch the mother’s stomach. I
didn’t notice this the first few times that I saw it but if you look closely
you can actually see the profile of the baby in the mothers stomach it’s like
it’s looking up at Christ. I thought that was just awesome! It’s so subtle but
once you see it you can’t look at it again without seeing it. And I think that
is very deep and kind of symbolic of the fact that there is a life in every
pregnant woman even if she can’t see it or feel it yet and even if she isn’t showing
yet it’s there and it is precious and sacred.
Thanks…the model for the
pregnant lady was my daughter in law, Amanda. She was pregnant with her fourth
child, Hudson Taylor, and I photographed her about a week or two before he was
born. We just finished a video to support the campaign where you will all get
to see him. Cute little guy…
Are there any other special things in the painting that a
person might not notice when they first see it?
If there were no “special
things” in the painting, it would still be an important statement about the
sanctity of life, However, I always try to put extra things in to give a
“discovery” process later on. Certainly, it compliments the central theme of
the work, which in this case is that God forms each life while inside the belly
of the mother. First, many don’t see the baby in the mom’s belly! Secondly, if
you look at the shadow being cast by Christ’s hand you will see it forms a cross. That’s my reminder to all that Jesus
died so your baby doesn’t have to! Here’s some verses that spurred me to the
details of the painting:
Read Psalm 139 and you will see
that the David reminds himself, “For You
created my inmost being; You knit me together in my mother’s womb.” A few verses later he says something every
person should be aware of. “Your eyes saw
my unformed body. All the days ordained for me were written in your book before
one of them came to be.” How profound is that? God didn’t just have a plan
for me, He had a plan laid out for every baby that was aborted, and I sometimes
wonder who was killed that the world badly needs. Was the baby that was to cure
cancer been aborted?. Possibly, that answer is “yes”!
I've wondered that very thing myself many times. There are so many countless blessings that God might have meant for mankind and how many of those were aborted and never allowed the chance at life. Every life is precious and has something to give.
And Ron you are wanting to get one of these paintings into the hands of every Obstetrician, Hospital, Pediatrician, Crisis pregnancy Ctr. and even Planned Parenthood clinic in America correct? Can you tell us more about that
and how others can help?
Without doubt, that’s our plan.
But, we cannot do it alone. This has got to be an effort of the Body of Christ
to get these where God can speak to so many. We are hoping that “sponsors” will
catch the vision and help us give them away. (Literally, my publisher does not
make one cent on a print!) We are doing what we are asking others to do, and
that is to make this a sacrifice for the sake of the unborn. Eventually, we
want to also get them into schools, churches and anywhere the message can
penetrate a mind for life.
When I first posted the painting
on FB, a lady wrote me and said that very morning she was outside of an
abortion provider and was trying to talk to the people going in. One couple
heard her talking and the guy started swearing at her. However, the young lady
crept closer and whispered, “I don’t want
to do this…” but ultimately she wound up going inside and killing her baby.
The lady told me that if she would have had my painting to show the young lady
what she was killing, she was confident she could have persuaded her otherwise.
That broke my heart…
That is terrible! It is truly heartbreaking. Here is hoping that the print will be able to help save many more lives like that one through it's message.
The print is available now at http://beforeiformedyouinthewomb.com/
Every print receives, at no cost, a copy of Ray Comfort’s incredible DVD 180 which chronicles the transformation of people on camera
from pro-choice to pro-life once they are exposed to the truth behind abortion.
With over 3 million views, 180 has already impacted hearts and lives and
verifiably saved babies from abortion! You can also find out more about how to sponsor prints at the website as well.
A major portion of each print goes to fund pro-life efforts at such
incredible ministries as 180 and pro-life
pregnancy centers. So please get your copy of the print today and tell your friends and family about it and post about it on Facebook, Twitter, and any other social networking sites that you belong to.
Ron thank you
so much for taking the time to be with me and share your story here on Voice
for Hope. I hope that everyone that reads this will go and buy a print of the painting and if
they can sponsor to have another print sent to a Dr.’s office, hospital, or
Planned Parenthood to where hopefully it will touch the heart of people and
hopefully save many, many more innocent lives!
We need to pray
that God will use this. More than ever, the lives of the unborn are under
direct attack as is evidenced by our upcoming election conventions. Planned
Parenthood was very visible and very determined to impact the future with
Pro-Choice. Our disgust won’t stop them, but maybe a visual reminder of life
will stop a person from listening to the rhetoric and choose life.
That is very, very true!
Visit Ron's website and see more of his work at http://www.rdicianni.com/ and at hhttp://www.tapestryproductions.com
Thanks so much again Ron and God bless you!
Tuesday, October 9, 2012
I have exciting news to share with you all I am going to be having two very special interviews coming up here very soon! The first one is with abortion survivor and pro-life speaker Melissa Ohden many of you may recognize her from her work in the Pro-Life movement and others may recognize her from the TV ad that she starred in for the Susan B. Anthony List "How will you answer?" that aired during the DNC and during the Presidential Debate. Melissa's story is amazing and I can't wait to share the interview with you. She tells her story and answers many questions about everything from what it's like speaking around the world, to family, and more!
I also have an upcoming interview with Christian artist Ron DiCianni about his work and his latest painting a Pro-Life painting entitled "Before I formed you in the Womb". Ron is one of the best selling Christian artists in the U.S. but many don't know that he is also an abortion survivor.
I have also added tons of new products to the Pro-Life Shops at Zazzle and Cafepress. I opened a shop at both companies because I wanted to try to get as much pro-life merchandise as I could out there. And I know that some prefer one company over the other. Please take a look! Help show the world that you believe that every life is precious and should be protected! Click here to visit my Zazzle shop
Click here to visit my Cafepress shop
Here are just a few of the designs now available on everything from T-shirts, buttons, to yard signs and more!
The majority of the proceeds from all sales will go to various pro-life organizations to help fight abortion! My purpose in making the shops was not to make profits but to help spread the pro-life message through these products that people can wear, display, and use in their everyday lives.
If you see a design you like but it's not available on the product you want just contact me and I'll be happy to add it to the shop for you. Also if any of you have any ideas for a Pro-Life design you would like to see just let me know and I'll see if I can create it for you!
And finally Voice for Hope is now on Facebook and Twitter! Please follow me and let others know about Voice for Hope! I truly appreciate all your support God bless you all!
I also have an upcoming interview with Christian artist Ron DiCianni about his work and his latest painting a Pro-Life painting entitled "Before I formed you in the Womb". Ron is one of the best selling Christian artists in the U.S. but many don't know that he is also an abortion survivor.
I have also added tons of new products to the Pro-Life Shops at Zazzle and Cafepress. I opened a shop at both companies because I wanted to try to get as much pro-life merchandise as I could out there. And I know that some prefer one company over the other. Please take a look! Help show the world that you believe that every life is precious and should be protected! Click here to visit my Zazzle shop
Click here to visit my Cafepress shop
Here are just a few of the designs now available on everything from T-shirts, buttons, to yard signs and more!
The majority of the proceeds from all sales will go to various pro-life organizations to help fight abortion! My purpose in making the shops was not to make profits but to help spread the pro-life message through these products that people can wear, display, and use in their everyday lives.
If you see a design you like but it's not available on the product you want just contact me and I'll be happy to add it to the shop for you. Also if any of you have any ideas for a Pro-Life design you would like to see just let me know and I'll see if I can create it for you!
And finally Voice for Hope is now on Facebook and Twitter! Please follow me and let others know about Voice for Hope! I truly appreciate all your support God bless you all!
Wednesday, September 19, 2012
I have a lot of new gear coming to the shop soon! These are just a few of the designs that will be on everything from T-Shirts, bumper stickers, buttons and much more!
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