Welcome to Part One of a series dedicated to explaining the vision of Kansas Family Voice of Kansas. Today, we examine the first part of our vision – a Kansas where God is honored. Dear Friends, A review of our nation’s founding documents and state constitutions reveals many declarations and acknowledgments, including solemn recognition of
I have a confession: I got mad at a pastor this week. Kansas Family Voice of Kansas is working with a coalition of pro-life, pro-family groups on new legislation that will protect the right of faith-based adoption and foster care service providers to contract with the state of Kansas to help kids in need. Sadly,
Dear Friends, The fight for life lost a champion on Tuesday. David Gittrich, who served as Executive Director of Kansans for Life from 1989-2000 and Director of Development from 2002-2017, died. He was 70. In a statement, Gov. Brownback said, “David was an unflinching warrior in the fight to defend the worth of human life.
Dear Friends, It’s not often we get to celebrate the news coming out of Washington, D.C., but this week, there were two big wins for supporters of life, family and religious freedom. First, the House of Representatives took an important step towards protecting life when it passed H.R. 36, the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act.
Dear Friends, In the hours following the horrific mass shooting in Las Vegas, many of us felt the need to try to express something. It is hard to know what to say. Often, what is said includes the phrase, “thoughts and prayers.” This is especially true of politicians. An analysis by The Atlantic found that
Dear Friends, The story of Mary anointing Jesus with expensive perfume was the topic of my Sunday School class recently. Mary’s graphic act of devotion to her Savior led Jesus to proclaim that “wherever this gospel is proclaimed in the whole world, what she has done will also be told in memory of her” (Matthew
Dear Friends, Next week, my wife will give birth to our second child. It hasn’t been the easiest pregnancy, so we’re feeling tremendously grateful for God’s faithfulness and provision throughout. One of the ways God has showered us with blessings is through access to modern health care. A few days ago, I sat in my
Dear Friends, Did you know: There are 548 registered lobbyists in Kansas? That’s more than 4 lobbyists for each member of the House and 13 for each member of the Senate! From AAA Kansas to Zoll Medical, there are 792 entities – including businesses, universities, advocacy organizations and more – with at least one registered
https://youtu.be/nzxU302CeZY What do we say about Charlottesville? Racism, protests, murder. This is clearly not what God desires for our nation. But it’s definitely what everyone is talking about this week. Eric Teetsel, president of Kansas Family Voice of Kansas, says a person can be a follower of Jesus Christ or a white supremacist – but
Dear Friends, In the legendary film Patton, the iconic American general looks out over a field of battle. His troops have just defeated the formidable German General Erwin “the Desert Fox” Rommel in Tunisia. Patton growls to himself with a smile, “Rommel… I read your book!” The quote is fictitious, but it illustrates a valuable
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