Prolife Kitchen Table

The story of Hannah and the child she prayed for is beloved among the pregnancy accounts contained in Scripture.  We continue to use Marie Bowen's book, Pregnant With Promise, to explore the theme of rejoicing in answered prayer.

Scripture references contained in this episode include:

I Samuel 1:1-2:20     Numbers 30:10-15            Psalm 37:4; 103:5

Matthew 19:28-30   Romans 8:5, 28                 Matthew 3:3

Genesis 15-21; 29:...

We are continuing to use Marie Bowen's excellent book, Pregnant with Promise.  The story of Lot's Daughters, Tamar and Ruth are woven together to show how God redeems the circumstances of these abused and widowed women from enemy tribes, by giving them the children who will fulfill the promise of bringing salvation to Israel through the Messiah, Jesus Christ.

Scripture references in this week's episode include:

Genesis...

In this episode, we're continuing to follow Marie Bowen's excellent book, Pregnant with Promise, by examining the life of Manoah's wife, the mother of the famous superhero, Samson.  Like every human being, God had a destiny for Samson planned out before his conception.  Are there things that God is doing in your own life that make you aware that God wants to do something extraordinary through you or your children?

For...

This week our study of the pregnancies of women in the Bible, using Marie Bowen's book, Pregnant With Promise, we move from Genesis into the Book of Exodus, where we meet Jochobed, the mother of the great leader, Moses.  In the story of Jochobed we learn about God's kindness when we fear Him, when we are in danger, when we are weak, and when we care for others.

Scripture references in this episode include:

Genesis 46:8     ...

This week's episode begins with a mini lesson on pro-life apologetics, before we dive into Marie Bowen's book Pregnant With Promise, to examine the chaotic family of Jacob and his wives, Leah and Rachel.  Their story helps to remind us that God is present when we are unloved and miserable, when we struggle with our sisters, and when we live with trouble.

Scripture references in this episode include:

Genesis 27-30           ...

We're continuing to use Marie Bowen's book, Pregnant With Promise, to study the profiles of the pregnant women in the Bible.  This week we learn about Rebecca's difficult pregnancy and her question: "Why is this happening to me?"   God's response teaches us that God sees us and cares about our difficult circumstances, knows us before we are born, and keeps His promises.

Scripture references in this epis...

The story of Abraham and Sarah's twenty-five year wait for a child is such a hopeful one! Even though they had God's promise that it would happen, they didn't know about the long wait.  In a similar way, we who are believers have the certainty that our faith will be rewarded by an eternity in heaven with the Lord, but only when we look back on our lives will we be able to understand the circumstances of the winding r...

This week we're profiling the surrogate pregnancy of Hagar, found in Genesis 16, using the reflections from former PPL Executive Director Marie Bowen's book, Pregnant with Promise.  As her months of pregnancy move along, Hagar learns that God is a God who sees both her and her unborn child; that God will be her provision; and God who is her promised future.

Resources in this Episode include:

Pregnant with Promise by Marie B...

The profiles for the next 13 weeks will be excerpted from Pregnant With Promise: A study of the character of God who cherishes human life as shown through the stories of women in the Bible, by former PPL Executive Director, Marie Bowen.  This is our first character profile of pregnant women in scripture - of course, Eve, the mother of all living.  

Pregnant With Promise

Scripture References in this Episode include:

Genesis 1-4, esp. 2...

Especially in churches, women will often take their abortion secret to the grave, because there are too few opportunities for confession and healing offered. But there are many brave women who have stepped up inside their churches and shared the stories of their abortions, partly as cautionary tales, but more importantly, as testimonies of God's healing and deliverance through their experience.  Such women are a gift to the ch...

When it comes to wrestling with the difficult medical questions surrounding abortion in cases where the life and health of the mother are threatened, what is the correct moral, medical and compassionate way to approach these conversations?  Former PPL board member, Dr. Martha Leatherman, examines each potential difficulty and outlines the abortion alternatives and treatments that apply to each.

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A favorite tactic of pro-abortion activists is to claim that, "the Bible doesn't say anything about abortion" - this is not the flex they think it is.  Another avenue of attack is to claim that in Numbers 5:11-31 God prescribes abortion as the penalty for adultery.  Nothing could be further from the truth.  Stick with us today as we work to refute these two assertions using proper exegesis.

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By week 24 of development in the womb, there is a greatly reduced risk of miscarriage - but the risk is not zero.  Families who suffer these pregnancy losses are too often left to grieve unsupported by family, friends and church.   This week's guest author on the topic of miscarriage, is Sue Cyre, past board member of the Institute for Religion and Democracy and past director of Presbyterians for Faith, Family and Ministry.  S...

In last week's episode we talked about how attacks on Biblical sexuality are one-and-done for the Enemy, and this week's offering builds on that theme with an article by long-time PPL board President Rev. John Sheldon, on Purifying the Bride of Christ.

Scriptures included in this episode include:

Rev. 21:1-11                Matthew 16:8             Ephesians 5:1-33

Ezekiel 16:33-37      Ezekiel 16:53; 63       Revelation 11:...

Sex is the church's sweet spot for its destruction and the corruption of the world.  It's one-and-done for the Enemy, no matter which avenue Satan advances to attack: promiscuity, divorce, pornography, sexual fetishes, same-sex-attraction, gender dysphoria and abortion.  All the other sins are just "coping mechanisms."

Scripture references used in this Episode include: 

Genesis 5:2             Jeremiah 13:26      ...

When a human child I the womb can be ascribed - or denied - humanity and personhood because of the personal desires of any other human being, or the capricious opinions of legislators and secular ethicists - then no lives matter and all human beings are put at risk.

Scripture references in this episode include:

Exodus 20          Deuteronomy 5            James 4:1-2

2 Corinthians 5:16-17    Revelation 7:9   Genesis 1:26-27; 5:1-2

Acts ...

Reproductive technologies are advancing at a rate that exceeds our ability to assess them morally and ethically.  Today's episode shares information from 2001 and 2025 on the rapid advancement from cloning to three-person IVF.

Scriptural references in this week's episode include:

Genesis 1:28, 27; 2:6, 2:8         Exodus 20:13            Psalm 4:8

Genesis 2:21-22                         Luke 9:32                  Genesi...

Compassion-minded Christians often repeat, "No one wants an abortion."  One only needs to Google the search term, "Shout your abortion" to hear the testimonies of women who are proud and excited to tell of their abortion experiences.  This week's episode shares the almost unbelievable statistics on women in Minnesota - possibly the most permissive abortion state - who have had multiple abortions.

Scripture i...

Women who are now aged 60-80 were the first to be lied to in 1973 about how a fetus was "just a clump of cells," that sexual promiscuity was actually freedom without negative consequences.  Now, more than 50 years later, these older women - your grandmothers - are starting to look back on their abortions and wondering if their lifetimes of turmoil and depression could have its roots in that long-ago act. It's time fo...