Austin Maranto of Northwest Christian Students for Life: The Importance of Not Mincing our Words

The return of "What About?" Wednesdays! Text us your questions for apologist and pastor Robby Lashua!Today's Kingdom Culture Conversation is an uncomfortable one.  Very uncomfortable.  Why?  Because Austin Maranto doesn't mince words.Austin graduated from Northwest Christian in 2016 and today works at Grand Canyon University.  He is also deeply involved in his church,  Apologia Church, in Mesa, Arizona.  Apologia meets on Sundays, like most churches, but in the afternoon.  But, unlike most churches, on Sunday mornings, its congregants can be found on the sidewalks around Planned Parenthood centers, providing "sidewalk counseling" to the men and women who are going into the Planned Parenthood to secure an abortion.This is where Austin doesn't mince his words.  Abortion is murder and an affront to God.  Planned Parenthood is a murder mill.Now, to be clear, as Austin provides sidewalk clarity, like any good apologist, he operates with both clarity and compassion.  But, he does speak the unfettered, unvarnished truth in love.Thus, an uncomfortable Kingdom Culture Conversation.  "Uncomfortable" because Austin's clarity challenges the listener to survey their own convictions and perspectives on abortion.  Do we truly believe that abortion is the murder of a child?  If so, how has that understanding altered the course of my life?  Or, for reason of convenience, do we effectively ignore this thorny issue?  In so doing, are we complicit?  Ouch.To learn more about the ministry of Apologia Church, please visit this link.To discover the resources that are mentioned in this episode, please follow this link."Kingdom Culture Conversations" is a podcast created through Frameworks, a Biblical worldview initiative of Northwest Christian School.For more information on Frameworks, please visit:  https://frameworks.ncsaz.org/For more information on Northwest Christian School, visit:  https://www.ncsaz.org/To reach out to Geoff Brown, please email [email protected] or you can reach him by cell phone:  (623)225-5573. "Kingdom Culture Conversations" is a podcast created by Northwest Christian School in Phoenix, Arizona.For more information on Northwest Christian School, visit:  https://www.ncsaz.org/To reach out to Geoff Brown, please email [email protected] or you can reach him by cell phone:  (623)225-5573.