In June 1972, Campus Crusade for Christ sponsored Explo ’72, a music, evangelism and training event featuring the Rev. Billy Graham and Dr. Bill Bright. They brought together artists like Love Song, Andrae Crouch and the Disciples, Larry Norman, Children of the Day, Johnny and June Carter Cash and Kris Kristofferson.

Around 80,000 college and high school students came together at the Cotton Bowl stadium in Dallas, Texas. After training in evangelism, the students scattered across the city to spread the good news, before heading back home to share their faith in cities across the country.

Together ’22 is taking place this June 24-25, to mark the 50th anniversary of the event and to “empower the next generation of Christians to ‘Make Jesus Known.’”

Evangelist Nick Hall is spearheading the free stadium event. The founder and president of Pulse Ministry, he has a desire to lead people to Christ and equip others to do so. He’s bringing together speakers, teachers and Christian music artists for the weekend of worship, evangelism, prayer and training.

For Hall, there’s a personal connection with Explo ’72. He told The Daily Citizen that students from North Dakota traveled to Dallas and heard the gospel, then they took it back to their state to share with others.

Something smells fishy in Michigan, and it isn’t the yellow perch or walleye the Great Lakes State is known for.

From 1931 until 1973, a Michigan statute prohibited abortion except to preserve the life of the mother. Roe v. Wade, decided in 1973, rendered the law unenforceable, but it remained on the books.

Fast forward to 2022, and it appears there is a strong likelihood that the U.S. Supreme Court will soon overturn Roe in the Dobbs decision expected in the next few weeks, returning the issue of abortion back to the states.

So, what would that mean for Michigan?

The Michigan legislature is Republican-controlled and presumptively pro-life. It may leave the 1931 statute as is, or it could enact any number of abortion laws, depending on the will of the people they represent, including such things as heartbeat laws, 15-week bans, or something different. In doing so, it may repeal the 1931 law and replace it with something else.

That’s how the democratic process works.

One way the democratic process doesn’t work, however, is what occurred recently regarding the 1931 law. Planned Parenthood of Michigan filed a lawsuit against the state to strike down the pre-Roe law, undoubtedly in anticipation of the Dobbs result.