How Should Christian Couples Approach Family Planning? video - Randy Alcorn In this video, Randy Alcorn talks about Christian couples and family planning.
I’m Wondering About Getting a Vasectomy. What Are Your Thoughts? article - Randy Alcorn Question from a reader: My wife and I do not feel called to have children. I’m 42, and she’s 40. We both have fulfilling career ministries and I’m wondering about getting a vasectomy.
Links to Natural Family Planning article - Eternal Perspective Ministries Links for those interested in learning more about natural family planning.
Some People Say the Old Testament Words “Children” and “Seed” Mean the Same Thing. In Light of God’s Command to Be Fruitful, Should We Use Birth Control? article - Randy Alcorn Question from a reader: I believe children are precious to God, and I would never use a form of birth control that could potentially kill a baby. But all of these arguments are confusing. My husband and I are praying God would give us convictions for our own family when it comes to family size. We don’t want to just follow what the world says to do (i.e. use the pill, stop having children for convenience reasons, have a vasectomy when we are “done" having children). What advice would you give me?
Could You Give Me Your Theological Understanding Concerning Vasectomies? article - Randy Alcorn Let me first say, before I speculate, what I know for sure. As I’m sure you know, Scripture teaches that it is God that opens and closes the womb, and that children are a blessing of the Lord (Psalm 127).
What About Using the “Pill” for Other Reasons? article - Randy Alcorn If you are on the pill for medical reasons, then it would be wise to use a nonabortive type of birth control such as NFP, condom, and diaphragm (assuming you’re married?). But my understanding is that there are other medical concerns with the pill.
What Advice Do You Have for Someone Who Has Been Prescribed the Pill because of a Medical Problem? article - William L. Toffler M.D. I have been on the pill for purely therapeutic reasons (prevention of an ovarian cyst from growing), not merely for birth control, or the regulation of my cycle or the easing of cramps.
What Is Your View on Birth Control? article - Randy Alcorn This is a tough issue, and the toughest part is that we’ve grown up in a society forged by people like Margaret Sanger, and the church has largely bought into a selfish, anti-child, population-control mentality.
A Dialogue About Birth Control article - Randy Alcorn The following is a conversation between two Christians who have different viewpoints on the issue of birth control.
Are There Options when a Necessary Medication Can Cause Abortion? article - William L. Toffler M.D. As a prolife physician who shares Randy Alcorn and your concerns about "birth control" pills. Some of my thoughts...