"Prayer, friendship and conversion are at the heart of a new must-read," as I wrote in my 2011 review of Johnson's memoir, UnPlanned: The Dramatic True Story of a Former Planned Parenthood Leader's Eye-Opening Journey across the Life Line (you can read the entire review here).
This book is a great read for teens on up, perhaps especially for teens and young adults. As I wrote in my review, Unplanned raises a lot of questions about how young people can be formed as people of life:
Young people are in a kind of “sensitive period” in their late teens to mid 20s when values and life course are being set. How do we direct their natural idealism and energy to the culture of life, instead of the opposite?
Johnson’s conversion happened in a moment, but UnPlanned makes clear it was the sustained effort of many people praying, fasting and acts of friendship for and to her that made that moment possible.
I did an online Q&A with Abby that you can read here in case you're getting ready for her talk.
I'm especially looking forward to hearing Abby tell in person how she was "loved from one side to the other." I'm also intrigued to hear about the new initiative she has begun, "And Then There Were None," to help abortion industry workers leave the industry. Abby recently became a LIFE Runner (like me!) so I hope to connect with her there about that.
Will you be there? Is there an author you would like to hear speak in person?
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