1. The judge in Australia who believed Cardinal George Pell should be release from prison and said so

2. Damaged babies and broken hearts: Ukraine’s commercial surrogacy industry leaves a trail of disasters

3. There is nothing good in this story about a man set for execution in Florida tomorrow


4. About a Virginia family’s fight with leukemia. Long-time readers of NR will appreciate knowing that Poppy’s mother is Kate O’Beirne’s niece

5. A birth mother talks about choosing adoption for her second child:

Dominique’s Story from BraveLove on Vimeo.


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Nationwide Children's Hospital in Ohio needs to be added to this list. — Emily DeArdo (@emdeardo) August 21, 2019

7. A Religious Freedom & Business Foundation study suggests common ground in the unnecessary religious freedom/LGBT clash

8. Robert P. George on our need for courage:

9. Persuading in a Divided Age: The Christian’s Privilege

10. We have too many Abraham Lincolns (a.k.a unchurched Americans)?

11. The Heartfelt Logic of Mercy: A Prerequisite for Being Christian

More on this here:

Dear friends, will you please pray for me? In 10 days I am going to try to visit the man who abducted and murdered my sister Laura 22 years ago. Pray that I can show him a reflection of Christ’s mercy and forgiveness, and call him back to the Father’s heart. /1 — David A. Smither (@DavidASmither) August 20, 2019

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