Tomorrow is Mother's Day, a day where many mother's will be honored and celebrated by her children, husbands, other family members, friends and even some online friends the Lord has allowed.

It'll be a beautiful day, but is this all that it's about? Is Mother's Day, a day only to honor our earthly mothers or be honored ourselves? Or is a day, another day we get to give thanks to God for His inexpressible Gift of Christ (2 Cor 9:15)? It's a tough question even for me to answer because like everyone else, I like to be praised, applauded, honored, appreciate and noticed. I like being made to feel special. Don't we all?

About four years ago when I was in the midst of nearly daily doctor's appointments and serious and painful tests, I prayed to the LORD for help and He led me to a faithful sister in Christ, Rachel Barkey. Rachel, a wife and mother of two young children, fiercely battled breast cancer for more than four years. Only a few months prior to her last speaking engagement (below) Rachel bravely, soberly and realistically shared her view of the cancer God allowed to ravish her body, but not her spirit bound in Christ.

With precious and appropriate humor, and real tears and frustrations of leaving her young family, Rachel shines the life of Christ even as she walks down the valley of the shadow of death.

She requested this speaking engagement to be videotaped so that her young children will be able to see and hear her message to them—know God, know yourself, know the Gospel and know your purpose.

This is truly a woman to be praised. A woman who lived and faced death desiring only to bear the image of Jesus during her short time here on this earth.

On Mother's Day, the greatest honor I desire is for the Lord Jesus to be praised and for His life to shine through me and be evident to all. After all, what greater gift can a mother give and live before her children than a faith that saves (James 2:14)?

My precious sister in Christ, Rachel, whom I never met in person (but look forward to meeting when I get Home) fully demonstrated the above Scriptures. I pray that I too may live and leave this kind of legacy—a legacy of faith in Christ, a faith that saves and not one that just makes people feel good.

Whenever the Lord brings this precious sister to mind, please pray for her family who still misses her; especially on special days like tomorrow.

Though this movie is called "Noah" it isn't a visual reenactment of Noah's life. Why?

Because I didn't have time to build an ark. It would take me 120 years. We wanted to make a film about the prophecies that correlate to Noah and his time and our time. As I said in the movie, many think of Noah and the ark as a story from the past, but according to Jesus, the events surrounding the life of Noah are directly related to people today.

Also, prior to our downloadable release of this movie on February 28, California was in a severe drought. But then, the day we released "Noah" it poured, man it poured.

January 22, 2013 marked the 40 year anniversary of Roe v. Wade; since that day, nearly 60 million innocent, unborn babies have been slaughtered within, what ought to be the safest place on earth—their mother's womb.

There are three basic positions on the topic of abortion: Pro-Life, Pro-Choice and what I call, "Pro-Inbetweeners".

Pro-Life: life begins at conception; babies are gracious gifts from God Almighty to the mother and father, whether or not they're deserving of such a precious gift; all human beings are created in God's image, therefore abortion, that is, terminating the life of an unborn child, should not be allowed for any reason; whether rape, incest, disabilities or even the possible death of the mother if she carries the child to full-term.

Pro-Choice: the beginning of life is relative and uncertain; the unborn baby is considered a living being only when he/she is "wanted" by either the mother or father; the impregnated woman should be able to choose whether or not she desires to carry her unborn child full-term for any reason e.g., rape, incest, discovers child has a disability, the baby is not the sex the mother desires, the mother changes her mind for any reason at any time (including up until the ninth month), or that her life is in danger.

Pro-Inbetweeners:  wouldn't personally get an abortion and don't believe abortion is right, but don't think anyone should impose either view (Pro-Life or Pro-Choice) on anyone else, so neither do they.

We could banter back and forth about when life begins, if the unborn baby feels the pain of being aborted, or that there should be exceptions for abortion in cases of rape and incest (which by the way, only count for approximately 1% of all abortions). But rather than continue a futile dialogue, I want to lovingly share the truth with you. Let's start by examining the true objective of those who advocate abortion. If we consider this issue with complete sobriety and logic, we're forced to come to terms with what legalizing abortion is really about.

While Planned Parenthood and others who fight for a woman's "choice" claim that their only concern is for a woman's life and health, this is obviously a ruse for their real agenda: to create a system similar to that of organized crime where making a profit by preying on the hopeless, weak and defenseless is most appealing, since they're more easily manipulated.

As a Christian and Pro-Life advocate, I don't believe the majority of women who have chosen to have an abortion were battling for their right to become murderers by taking their baby's lives; though that's where this morose plight leads. Rather, I believe the majority who support the Pro-Choice position (especially women) do so because they think they are fighting for a woman's health and right to be her own person.

Unfortunately, most Pro-Choice supporters are being used as pawns by disingenuous people and organizations like Planned Parenthood who deceive women into believing that they aren't murdering their babies, they're just taking command of their own bodies. But they're not. What they're really trying to do is degrade a woman's sexuality, disengage her God-given gift to love and care for the weak, and minimize her strength and ability to practice self-control.

Planned Parenthood is trying to encourage women to whoredom rather than accentuate a woman's priceless purity and unique value—as a treasured jewel made by the Almighty.

Rather than truly care about women and protect the preciousness of her God-given purity, abortion providers want to defile a woman's radiant and graceful visage by recreating her as a ravenous and sexually reckless woman with no scruples, wisdom or restraint; flippantly engaging in the only act that produces life, with no regard for the virtue of her own life, or the life of others.

This horrid depiction of what a modern day woman looks like is a complete farce. God made women delicate yet strong, beautiful, wise and full of compassion and loving-kindness which makes this world a more pleasant place. That's why God refers to the kind of endearing love He has for us, to that of  a mother for her child.

“Can a woman forget her nursing child, that she should have no compassion on the son of  her womb?"

~Isaiah 49:15a

If Planned Parenthood and all the other Pro-Choice advocates truly cared about women and their welfare, they wouldn't fight so hard against sonograms or programs that teach sexual purity, rather than teach and promote a lifestyle that causes painful and sometimes deadly diseases, broken hearts, and relationships.

As a woman, I want to encourage women everywhere to take hold of her excellent God-given purpose and character: to only desire intimacy with a man who will cherish, adore and love her enough to protect and honor the beauty in which God created her; to protect and maintain the gracious gift of sex to be enjoyed within the blessings of holy matrimony; to be the suitable help-meet to one man; to infuse her household with God's peace, joy and blessings; and be the strong and tenacious advocate for those who most need her protection...her children, whether living inside or outside of her womb.

If you're a victim of rape or incest, know that if the LORD chooses to open your womb, He is doing it for your blessing and as a reward for the pain you've suffered. Don't allow anyone to strip away your choice to receive God's blessing of a new precious life. Receive God's gift and reject the opinions of those who want to take more from you.

"Behold, children are a heritage from the LORD, the fruit of the womb a reward."

~Psalm 127:3

Beloved sisters in Christ and precious women everywhere, please hear me. You are more than Planned Parenthood and the world says you are. You are a precious, delicate and delightful creation of God. Your purity, your life, your heart and all that you are is worth more than a deceptive " I love you" from a man who is only seeking his pleasure. You have a true, eternal "I love you" from the Almighty with whom you can know, love and be protected by if you will only be honest with yourselves, humbly confess your sins and admit your frailties so that you can receive the magnificent life that can only be obtained through repentance and faith in the Son of God, Jesus Christ the Lord.

"The LORD your God is in your midst, a mighty one who will save; he will rejoice over you with  gladness; he will quiet you by his love; he will exult over you with loud singing. I will gather those of you who mourn for the festival, so that you will no longer suffer reproach."

~Zephaniah 3:17-18 

This verse stands in stark contrast to a popular phrase in the church today, "Let go and let God". We usually hear this phrase related to a difficult trial we may be going through, even our struggle to die to ourselves, our sinful desires. Just stop worrying about it and let God take care of everything...so the thinking goes.

In his book, The Discipline of Grace, Jerry Bridges writes, "There's no question that we are responsible to pursue holiness with all the intensity the word pursue implies. Every moral imperative in the Bible addresses itself to our responsibility to discipline ourselves unto godliness. We aren't just to 'turn it all over to the Lord' and let Him live His life through us. Rather, we're to love one another, to put to death the misdeeds of the body, and to put off the old man and put on the new man".

One of the greatest Christian thinkers in our lifetime is J.I. Packer. If you find something he wrote (there's a lot), you should read it. But here's what he has to say about "Let Go and Let God", how it almost ruined his life, and what he's learned about it all through his journey in life.

Guess what? Ray Comfort and the Living Waters staff have created another inspiring movie that will cause you to examine your hearts (2 Cor 13:5), and exhort you to be holy as the Lord our God is holy (1 Peter 1:15-16).

"Genius" gives insight into the life of John Lennon, and according to Ken Mansfield (the ex-U.S. Apple manager for the Beatles) "[It] will open your eyes." Reviewers of the pre-release are giving it two thumbs up. Best-selling author, Randy Alcorn, said it is "Fast-paced, thought-provoking and compelling." World Net Daily's Joseph Farah responded with, "You have outdone yourself!" while Ted Baehr of Movieguide called it "An entertaining and challenging insight…watch and wonder."

Ray Comfort said he was amazed to discover that the Beatles aren't simply a rock group from a by-gone era, but that they are appealing to a new generation. "They have sold more than 2,303,500,000 record albums, and in June of 2012 they hit number one on iTunes." Many believe that John Lennon was a musical genius, "But" Ray noted, " 'Genius' goes deeper than just looking at the brilliance of the murdered singer. It reveals the chilling reality that we are surrounded by people who would kill for money."