Assurance Spring 2025 Newsletter
Spring 2025 Newsletter
A Reflection from an Assurance Practicum Student
When I (Randy) stepped into the role of Executive Director at Assurance, I brought with me a background in teaching through a local undergraduate school. I have been and probably always will be something of a teacher, whether in the classroom or out. Over the years, I’ve come to see education not just as intellectual
10 Creative Ideas Your Church Can Do to Support Assurance for Life
We frequently get the question “How can I or my church do something a little different to support the needs of Assurance?” A couple weeks ago we had a church come to us and share with us that they were doing a trivia night and that the proceeds from that event would go to support Assurance’s ministry
Bread and Fish: A Strange End of Year Reflection and Appeal
Yesterday in our daily team prayer, we read through the first section of John 6. It was timely. And inspiring to our team. And ultimately the answer to prayer that I needed. Isn’t it funny how that works? You know the story. Jesus meets with a crowd of 5,000 on the shore of the Sea
An End of Year Appeal: Celebrating Forty, Planting for the Next
When I stepped into the role of Executive Director for Assurance for Life in 2023, I asked God to give me a vision for the future. Why a new vision? In part, because every leader needs a vision to operate from: one that emerges from the initial call and purpose of an organization’s existence, but
Three Little Opportunities: A Pre-Banquet Reflection
Synopsis:The 2024 Annual Assurance Banquet for Life is fast approaching, and seats are filling up quickly—register soon! As we finalize plans, I’m reminded that true success comes from God, not just our efforts. The banquet isn’t just a fundraiser; it’s a chance to gather in fellowship, encourage and learn from one another, and sow into
From Consultation to Life
By: Kayley Wilson, RN Some weeks it just feels like I answer one abortion-minded Telehealth call after another. Of course, every call and every client situation are uniquely different, but there are some calls where you walk away wondering “What good did I even do?” Sometimes I receive what feels like the wrong end of
Anthropology: What Even Are We?
“What even are we?” The question is one that, as a former professor of mine once said, “is shallow enough that a toddler can wade in it but deep enough for a scholar to drown.” But it is not just the philosopher or the toddler that has the question set before him. It is a
Swimming Up Stream
If you’ve seen The Chosen, I want you to get into your head the intro scene for a moment. You know the one with the “Walk on Water” song and the fish swimming backwards. I’ve always loved this intro since my family and I started watching the show. I think it speaks to the nature
Stewardship: The First Great Commission
For centuries we have taken the “first great commission” in Gen 1.28 to be fruitful and multiply and to have dominion over the earth in ways that have failed to reflect true stewardship. It is not the purpose of this blog or Assurance to get into the business of Creation Care but, as noted in
