Author: pcastle

24 Jun Roe v. Wade overturned!

*** Cheers!  To commemorate this historic day, register for the A-Cross America Relay for Pro-Life.  Wear your "REMEMBER The Unborn" jersey today! LIFE Runners post-Roe statement: The Supreme Court justly overturned Roe because abortion is a direct assault on our Constitutional right to life.  Roe was upholding...

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04 Mar UPDATES! Awards, New Gear, Media, Devotional, Africa

  EXCITING UPDATES! * Wear your "REMEMBER The Unborn" jersey as a witness with our 15,705 teammates in 2,568 cities across 39 nations. All In Christ! * Spirit Radio (4 Mar 2021): LIFE Runners Daily Devotions book. * Relevant Radio (24 Feb 2021): Exercise...

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06 Oct Respect Life Month! updates, events

    FIRST WEDNESDAY!  Wear your "REMEMBER The Unborn" jersey as a public witness in unity with our 15,057 teammates in 2,553 cities across 39 nations, impacting hearts and minds for saving lives!  Pray LIFE Runners Creed to end abortion.  Evangelize, invite others to join our team, All In Christ! *** HAPPY...

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13 May See Witness during such a time as this!

    Witness with "REMEMBER The Unborn" gear during such a time as this.  LIFE Runners has 14,649 teammates in 2,553 cities across 39 nations, All In Christ for Pro-Life! Pray LIFE Runners Creed.  When putting on your gear, consider praying this:  “Lord, you have said, my yoke...

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09 Apr Big Updates, Holy Week, Contagious Witness!

    "Quarantine" comes from quarantina which is the Italian word for Lent.  From Lenten sacrifices to Easter glory we go.  See below for Big Updates and Contagious Witness. LIFE Runners has 14,603 teammates (ages .1 to 101) in 2,553 cities across 39 nations.  Running optional, "REMEMBER The...

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03 Dec Protected: Banquet Admin

2021 BANQUET (Fri, Feb 19th): Team:  Janice (director), Micki (silent auction & table cakes), Theresa (center pieces), Jen Brown (emcee), Alyssa (program print), Check In Table (Bernadette), Table Hosts (in program) Task List (on phone), Email folder Claire Culwell speaker:  sign contract ($2,000 includes everything) ...

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01 Dec 2019 Route 66 Race Recap (Nov 23-24)

    Enjoy this Route 66 Marathon weekend recap including race expo booth, abortion facility prayer rally, Mass with Bishop Paprocki, pre-race banquet with national speakers, 1 mile, 5K, Half/Full Marathon, World Record by Julia Webb, national Fox News front page, and blessed persecution.  Photos with captions below...

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12 Nov Big Dates! baby saved story and more exciting updates…

    Team Retreatin Tulsa (Nov 23-24) includes FREE pre-race meal with speakers Julia Webb (Olympic trials) & Julie Wilkinson (Unplanned movie), plus music by Fox & Dove. . BIG DATES!  Africa Relay (Jul 1st) and Team Banquet (Feb 20th). . BABY SAVED story and more exciting updates below for our 13,708...

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01 Oct [1st Wed!] Save $10, Retreat, Babies, Media, Kenya, Tina, Gear

    First Wednesday! Wear “REMEMBER The Unborn” jersey in unity with 13,057 teammates in 39 nations, impacting hearts and minds for saving lives. Use LR App to log jersey time & distance. Post photos and share. All In Christ for Pro-Life! LIFE Runners Retreat!  Route 66 Tulsa 5K and Half/Full Marathon (Nov 23-24).  $10 discount code...

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12 Aug Kansas City News Coverage of A-Cross America Relay (11 Aug 2019)

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07 Aug [1st Wed] “LIFE Runners crisscross US in pro-life event spanning entire world”

    1st Wednesday!  Wear “REMEMBER The Unborn” jersey as a public witness in unity with 12,057 teammates in 38 nations, to impact hearts and minds for saving lives.  Post photos with #RememberTheUnborn and share. LSN:  LIFE Runners crisscross US in pro-life event spanning entire world. *** We have registered 88% of the 5,359 mile...

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17 Jul FREE Relay Registration Now!

    Cheers!  Relay Kickoff Photos below.  Relay Progress Map above.  World record LIFE Runner below. FREE Relay Registration!  Promo code "LIFER".  Be part of the largest spanning Pro-Life event in the world covering 5,359 miles (12 million steps).  Walk or run 5K legs anytime and anywhere until Aug 11th finish.  All...

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05 Jul Defending Schools, Pro-Life is Pro-Science, Dr. Pat Castle

* National Right to Life Convention, Charleston SC (5-6 Jul 2019):  Defending Schools, Pro-Life is Pro-Science. [audioplayer file="https://www.liferunners.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/12.-Defending-Schools-Pro-Life-is-Pro-Science-Pat-Castle.mp3"]...

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10 Apr [Friday] Fighting God (Acts 5:38-39) by Scott Casmer

But if it comes from God, you will not be able to destroy them; you may even find yourselves fighting against God. ~ Acts 5:39 . Reflection:  The Sanhedrin were deciding how to punish the Apostles after they had repeatedly shared the word of God through public teaching. ...

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13 Feb Bad for Business (Mk 5:13) by Dr. Rich Reich

The unclean spirits came out and entered the swine. The herd of about two thousand rushed down a steep bank into the sea, where they were drowned. ~ Mk 5:13 . Reflection:  Jesus sent the unclean spirits from a possessed man into a herd of swine, and the two thousand...

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06 Feb [1st Wed] Such a Time (Mt 7:7) by Lisa Skowron

Ask and it will be given to you;  seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. ~ Mt 7:7 . Reflection:  Esther's story is one of courage and faith.  Orphaned, and later raised in the Jewish faith by her uncle, Mordecai, Esther grew...

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31 Jan Endure Suffering (Heb 10:32) by Scott Casmer

"Remember the days past when, after you had been enlightened, you endured a great contest of suffering.  At times you were publicly exposed to abuse and affliction; at other times you associated yourselves with those so treated." ~ Heb 10:32-33  Reflection:  Doing the will of God requires us...

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11 Dec HUGE Announcement!

HUGE Announcement (see below).  Our LIFE Runners Team has exploded with growth this year – from 6,750 to 9,881 teammates in 35 nations, All In Christ for Pro-Life!  More teammates equals more hearts and minds impacted by our witness with "REMEMBER The Unborn" jerseys which prevents abortion...

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01 Dec Protected: 2020 Schedule – March & Walk for Life

MARCH FOR LIFE (Jan 23-24, DC) * Lodging:  Renaissance Washington DC Downtown Hotel, 999 Ninth St NW. * Arrive:  Reagan Airport Wed, Jan 22th. * Expo booth:  5pm to 7pm, Wed, Jan 22nd * Expo booth:  9am to 8pm, Thurs, Jan 23rd. * Law of Life Summit:  1pm to 3:30pm, Thurs,...

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10 Jan Harder Than It Sounds (1 Jn 4:20) by Fr. Andrew Dickinson

If anyone says, 'I love God,' but hates his brother, he is a liar; for whoever does not love a brother whom he has seen cannot love God whom he has not seen. ~ 1 John 4:20 . Reflections:   We live in a romantic world that makes love...

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13 Dec Do you believe in Santa? (Mt 7:14) by Pat Castle

Everyone who listens to these words of mine and acts on them will be like a wise man who built his house on rock. ~ Mt 7:24 . Reflection:  St. Nicholas, the real Santa Claus, gave to the needy and children.  Do you believe that we carry on for...

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23 Nov Life-saving Thanksgiving! (Lk 17:19) by Pat Castle

...realizing he had been healed, [he] returned, glorifying God in a loud voice; and he fell at the feet of Jesus and thanked Him. "Stand up and go; your faith has saved you." ~ Lk 17:15-16, 19 . Reflection: Happy Thanksgiving!  The Samaritan's faith led him to...

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13 Sep First baby photo (Gen 15:2) by coach Pat

O Lord God, what good will your gifts be, if I keep on being childless. ~ Gen 15:2 . Reflection: Today's image is an initial human cell (zygote) at conception, somebody's first baby photo! While studying embryology at the 2011 Vita Institute, I was taken by how the zygote...

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26 Feb On Your Marks… Relay starts Wednesday!

Starts on Wednesday (Feb 14th, 2018)!  The sixth annual A-Cross America Relay for Pro-Life!  This is also First Wednesday, so let's all wear LIFE Runners jersey in public to celebrate the Relay kickoff.  Have you registered to run or walk some 5K legs of the Relay (even in your own neighborhood)?...

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22 Feb Where Is God? (Is 58:2) by Shane Kapler

They seek me day after day, and desire to know my ways, like a nation that has done what is just and not abandoned the law of their God. ~ Is 58:2 . Reflection: When our nation faces a tragedy, such as the acts of violence we...

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15 Feb Rend Your Hearts (Joel 2:12-13) by Valerie Johnson

Even now, says the LORD, return to me with your whole heart, with fasting, and weeping, and mourning; Rend your hearts, not your garments, and return to the LORD, your God. ~ Joel 2:12-13 . Reflection: “Even now…”, even after all that’s happened, no matter how bad...

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08 Feb Front page! – Midwest March for Life

"All In Christ for Pro-Life!"  TV news covered LIFE Runners teammates kicking off Midwest March for Life 5K and another TV news station showed our team finish the March with a prayer huddle on the Missouri Capitol steps.  Jefferson City has six school chapters and nearly 500 local area...

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08 Feb Blood Speaks (Heb 12:24) by Becky Soske

"and you have approached Jesus, the mediator of a new covenant, and the sprinkled Blood that speaks more eloquently than that of Abel." ~ Heb 12:24 . Reflection: The blood of Jesus: a life offering gift that Paul said “speaks eloquently.” One may wonder how blood can speak.  Picture yourself...

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01 Feb Choose Love (Mk 7:14) by Justin Weiler

Hear Me, all of you, and understand.  Nothing that enters one from outside can defile that person; but the things that come from within are what defile. ~ Mk 7:14 . Reflection: Sinning is a personal decision.  Selfishness and greed come from within.  We defile ourselves and point away from God’s...

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30 Jan First Wednesday – #GearUpSpeakUp!

Wear your witness!  Put on your bold blue "REMEMBER The Unborn - Jer 1:5" gear for First Wednesday to ‪‎#GearUpSpeakUp! Remind teammates to wear LIFE Runners gear in public to impact hearts and minds for saving lives. Post photos & videos on social media and share photos & videos here. Pray LIFE...

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29 Jan Sidewalk Advocates for Life (SAFL) 

Dear Fellow LIFE Runners: . Greetings in Christ!  Thank you for your continuing, incredible witness for the sanctity of human LIFE! . We wanted to invite you to take your outreach to the next level by perhaps attending a Sidewalk Advocates for Life (SAFL) training near you!  For those who may not...

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25 Jan Their Faith, Our Faith (Mk 2:5) by Shane Kapler

When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, ‘Child, your sins are forgiven.’ ~ Mk 2:5 . Reflection: “Their faith” – Jesus forgave another man’s sins, because of the faith of his friends.  The implications are incredibly important for us, especially as citizens of the United...

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19 Jan 3rd Friday #InviteUnite‏

Every Third Friday of the month, LIFE Runners are encouraged to invite someone to join our Team! This is a fresh initiative to get your friends and family involved.  Typically, three invites occur before someone joins. Everyone is qualified. Simply wear the jersey in public...

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18 Jan Us against the World (1 Jn 5:5) by Rosemary Bernth

Who indeed is the victor over the world but the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God? ~ 1 John 5:5 . Reflection: It seems every cartoon villain has his or her own plan to take over the world:  mind control, weapons, deception, the list can...

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11 Jan Test the Spirits (1 Jn 4:2-4) by Rich Reich

This is how you can know the Spirit of God: every spirit that acknowledges Jesus Christ come in the flesh belongs to God, and every spirit that does not acknowledge Jesus does not belong to God. This is the spirit of the antichrist that, as you heard,...

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09 Jan Schedule: 2017 St. Pio Relay for Pro-Life!

Enjoy this awesome recap of the 2017 St. Pio Relay for Pro-Life (June 16th-20th).  Great photos here.  All In Christ for Pro-Life! St. Padre Pio is the patron saint of the LIFE Runners apostolate.  This pilgrimage coincides with the anniversary of St. Pio's canonization.  The St. Pio...

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05 Jan Pensacola Half/Full Marathon & 5K (Nov 12th)

2016 Philadelphia Weekend Recap. . 2017 Pensacola Florida Half/Full Marathon & 5K (Nov 12th):  go to liferunners.org/Pensacola for updated info. . THEME:  Be the Light!   "You are the light of the world." ~ Mt 5:14.  Rally song, Drops in the Ocean. . SIGN UP to be a LIFE Runner and order your “REMEMBER...

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04 Jan Harder Than It Sounds (1 Jn 4:20) by Fr. Andrew Dickinson

If anyone says, 'I love God,' but hates his brother, he is a liar; for whoever does not love a brother whom he has seen cannot love God whom he has not seen. ~ 1 Jn 4:20 . Reflection:   We live in a romantic world that makes love...

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03 Jan First Wednesday – #GearUpSpeakUp!

Wear your witness - put on your bold blue "REMEMBER The Unborn - Jer 1:5" gear for First Wednesday to ‪‎#GearUpSpeakUp! Remind teammates to wear LIFE Runners gear in public to impact hearts and minds for saving lives. Post photos & videos on social media and share photos & videos here. Pray...

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02 Jan Walk for Life West Coast (Jan 21st, San Fran)

Join tens of thousands of Pro-Lifers at the Walk for Life West Coast on Saturday, Jan 21st in San Francisco.  Wear your bold blue LIFE Runners gear.  During the Info Faire and Rally, gather around our big blue "REMEMBER The Unborn - Jer 1:5" banner.  Stay with the LIFE Runners...

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31 Dec The Truth (1 Jn 2:18) by Shane Kapler

Children, it is the last hour; and just as you heard that the antichrist was coming, so now many antichrists have appeared. ~ 1 Jn 2:18 . Reflection:  On this final day of the year our minds naturally turn toward endings and new beginnings.  Today’s verse is a reminder that in...

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28 Dec A “Stand Up” Guy (Matt 2:13) by Rosemary Bernth

When the magi had departed, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, 'Rise, take the child and his mother, flee to Egypt, and stay there until I tell you. Herod is going to search for the child to...

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25 Dec The Manger (Lk 2:7) by Fr. Daren Zehnle

She wrapped Him in swaddling clothes and laid Him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn. ~ Luke 2:7 . Reflection:   Though the word "chaotic" may be too strong to describe the circumstances of the Lord’s Birth, disorganized and messy seem to...

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24 Dec Fed with Christmas Spirit! (Lk 1:69) by Pat Castle

He has raised up for us a mighty Savior, born of the house of his servant David. ~ Lk 1:69  ..  Reflection: Merry Christmas, LIFE Runners!  Wow, Advent ends tonight, the wait is over!  Mary's hope-filled crisis pregnancy will pierce the darkness forever when the Christ child is born...

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