reIMAGED: Bringing Pro Life Into Gospel Focus

LIFE International
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What if being pro-life is bigger than a political label, without making abortion just one issue among many? Around 73 million induced abortions take place worldwide each year. Behind every number is a human being made in the image of God, and a mother, father, family, church, and community touched by abortion. reIMAGED invites the Church to return to Scripture and recover a richer understanding of human life, human value, and Christian obedience. The right to life is the first right, the one on which every other human right depends. Christians should care about every way people are denied, discarded, or devalued, but not every issue is morally equivalent. A fuller biblical foundation does not make abortion less central. It helps us understand why abortion matters so profoundly. Hosted by Chris and Alissa, reIMAGED brings together pastors, theologians, medical professionals, Christian leaders, ministry practitioners, global voices, and people with lived experience. The foundation is firm, but the conversation is open: How can the Church understand and live these truths more faithfully? A podcast from LIFE International, reIMAGED is a space for honest, courageous, and compassionate conversations that bring pro-life into gospel focus.

Episodes

  1. Nov 5

    Is Healing Possible After Abortion? | AmyJo Pleune & Pat VanderKolk

    Is healing possible after abortion? Pat chose abortion about 50 years ago and thought she was okay. What no one told her was that afterward, she would have “two new best friends”: guilt and shame. In this episode, Chris and Alissa sit down with Pat and AmyJo of Joshua House, a mission agency that supports initiatives that champion life and family. Pat shares how her vow of silence felt like holding a beach ball underwater, and how confessing to a trusted prayer partner became a first step of emotional healing. Her first day of work at LIFE International brought her to a parking lot right next door to the abortion clinic she had been to years before. Instead of crying on the curb, she laughed, knowing the Lord had been in control and was giving her voice back. AmyJo shares her own story of miscarriages and adoption, and the call behind their ministry: “Go get my bride.” They also talk about what keeps people silent and how the Church can become a safe place to disclose and a safe place to heal: naming abortion alongside other brokenness, being willing to go first, and, for pastors, simply saying the word. Pat’s answer to the title question is “certainly a yes.” There is always room for forgiveness, for the redemptive power and grace of Jesus, and for transformation. Healing is possible, so be gentle with yourself and allow the time it takes to become whole. To connect with Joshua House or bring these conversations to your church, visit https://www.joshuahouse.co. Churches and small groups can request workshops and presentations on abortion recovery and unplanned pregnancy through the Ephesians Initiative (https://www.joshuahouse.co/the-ephesians-initiative). Pregnancy resource centers can join Partnerships That Thrive, a free training on building church partnerships (https://www.joshuahouse.co/partnerships-that-thrive). Do you have questions or hear pushback when you talk about healing after abortion? Email us at reimaged@lifeinternational.com. reIMAGED is a podcast from LIFE International, bringing pro-life into gospel focus.

  2. Oct 22

    The First Right: Why Abortion Is Not Merely "One Issue"

    Have you heard people say that all sin is equal in God's eyes? Then why would abortion be the tip of the spear? Many people say it, and many mean different things by it. Chris and Alissa sort out what's true in that statement and what isn't. All sin condemns us equally. The little white lie and murder alike separate us from a holy God, which is why we need the blood of Jesus. But that doesn't mean every sin is morally equal. They walk through Scripture that points to real moral distinctions, from the things the Lord hates in Proverbs 6, including "hands that shed innocent blood," to Jesus telling Pilate that those who handed Him over had the greater sin. That's why they call abortion the tip of the spear. It strikes at the first moment life exists, and it is the most attacked life in all of creation. The right to life is the first human right, and as Chris puts it, "If you can devalue the most innocent of life, it's far easier to devalue less innocent life." They also trace abortion's long ripple effect on families and communities. But no one is beyond God's grace, not someone who has had an abortion, and not a doctor who has performed thousands. Christ's sacrifice on the cross equally forgives any and all sin. Through Him we can walk free from shame, not just image bearers, but children of God. Do you have questions about moral distinctions, or hear pushback when you call abortion the first right? Email us at reimaged@lifeinternational.com. reIMAGED is a podcast from LIFE International, bringing pro-life into gospel focus.

  3. Oct 8

    Do You Know the Father's Heart for Life? | Kurt Dillinger

    Do you truly know the Father's heart for life? Kurt Dillinger was a pastor who already stood against abortion when the Lord convicted him that he didn't. In this episode, Chris and Alissa welcome their first guest: Kurt, LIFE International's president and founder. He traces the story from his grandfather's lap, watching Billy Graham crusades, to a devotional time in Genesis 1:26–27 when he thought he heard, "Kurt, you don't know My heart." It broke him, and it began a 40-year journey of growing in the heart of the Father for life. A woman's rights are important, and the little person in the womb is very important, but what Kurt came to understand was, "This is an attack on Me." It is God's image that is under attack, through the most innocent of His creation. That is why Kurt says the issue is not primarily political but primarily spiritual, and its rightful place is in the Church. Kurt also asks what a pro-life person should be like. The answer he heard from a room of young Christians: like Jesus. They talk about living this out in a way that is life-giving, holding your conviction while loving the image bearer in front of you, and moving from an issue-focused approach to a kingdom approach. At the center is the gospel. As Kurt puts it, the most profound pro-life initiative in the history of mankind is when the Father sent His Son to die on the cross for you and me. The treasure is the Lord Jesus Christ and a redeemed relationship with the Father for eternity. Have a question, or want to join the conversation? Email us at reimaged@lifeinternational.com. reIMAGED is a podcast from LIFE International, bringing pro-life into gospel focus.

  4. Sep 24

    What Does "Pro-Life" Actually Mean, and Who Gets to Define It?

    When someone says "I'm pro-life," what do they actually mean? For many of us, it's more of an affiliation, a camp we're in, than a deep, understood conviction. In this episode, Chris and Alissa start by defining their terms. At the very least, being pro-life means being anti-abortion, and abortion is the intentional ending of a human life. That word intentional matters. It's why a miscarriage is not an abortion. It's also why treating a mother's cancer is different from ending her baby's life: the goal is to treat both the woman and her baby as patients and keep both lives. They also take on the hardest questions people raise, including pregnancy that results from rape, and why the answer always goes back to one question: what is in the womb? They talk about the difference between discussing an issue and sitting face to face with an image bearer who has been harmed. And they ask whether you have to address every issue to be "truly" pro-life, when life is the first human right, the one everything else is built on. So who gets to define pro-life? Not politics, and not consensus, but Scripture. At the center is the gospel. As LIFE International president Kurt Dillinger likes to say, the most life-giving act in all of human history was Jesus' death on the cross and His resurrection. His forgiveness and healing are for everyone, including those whose story includes abortion. Do you have questions or hear pushback when you talk about what it means to be pro-life? Email us at reimaged@lifeinternational.com. reIMAGED is a podcast from LIFE International, bringing pro-life into gospel focus.

  5. Sep 10

    Why reIMAGED? Reclaiming the Sacred Worth of Every Human Life

    Why reIMAGED? Because the way we talk about human dignity has become flattened, politicized, and too small for what's actually at stake. reIMAGED begins with a simple but radical claim: every human life has biblical worth. From there, we dig into all the ways people are denied, discarded, or devalued — without collapsing moral distinctions or treating every issue as interchangeable. The right to life is the first right every other right depends on. That's why abortion isn't sidelined here as "just one topic" — it stays central to this podcast, examined honestly and without flinching, alongside the full range of ways human dignity is threatened and defended. If you're looking for a show that takes life seriously — biblically, morally, and culturally — this is it. Subscribe and join the conversation.

  6. Season 1 Trailer

    reIMAGED Teaser | Bigger Than A Label

    What if "pro-life" is bigger than a political label? In our first episode of reIMAGED, Chris and Alissa dig into the foundations of what it really means to value human life — and why the conversation needs to be different.

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What if being pro-life is bigger than a political label, without making abortion just one issue among many? Around 73 million induced abortions take place worldwide each year. Behind every number is a human being made in the image of God, and a mother, father, family, church, and community touched by abortion. reIMAGED invites the Church to return to Scripture and recover a richer understanding of human life, human value, and Christian obedience. The right to life is the first right, the one on which every other human right depends. Christians should care about every way people are denied, discarded, or devalued, but not every issue is morally equivalent. A fuller biblical foundation does not make abortion less central. It helps us understand why abortion matters so profoundly. Hosted by Chris and Alissa, reIMAGED brings together pastors, theologians, medical professionals, Christian leaders, ministry practitioners, global voices, and people with lived experience. The foundation is firm, but the conversation is open: How can the Church understand and live these truths more faithfully? A podcast from LIFE International, reIMAGED is a space for honest, courageous, and compassionate conversations that bring pro-life into gospel focus.

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