Prolife Kitchen Table

Our Season 1 finale ends with the story of Mary and Joseph and the birth of Jesus, drawing from the gospels of Matthew and Luke, and using Marie Bowen's book, Pregnant With Promise.  In addition to the story of the incarnation of Christ, this episode contains a presentation of the gospel and a prayer for those who are drawn to belief in Christ as Savior and Lord. We encourage you to share thi...

We are continuing to work our way through Marie Bowen's excellent book, Pregnant With Promise, and in this Episode we will learn about the miraculous birth of John the Baptist to Zachariah and Elizabeth, and how both John and Jesus were filled with the Holy Spirit and working out their calling from the moment of conception.  Every child born changes our lives forever and the world for generat...

The tumultuous story of David and Bathsheba illustrates how seriously God takes the sin of adultery. Sexual purity is not a peripheral Christian matter - it is a non-negotiable, foundational, core, not subject to interpretation or nuance.   Scripture references in this episode include: Genesis 2:24                     Acts 15:20                         Mark 7:19 Exodus 20                         A...

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       ...

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...

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 extraordina...

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 th...

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 epis...

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 promis...

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...

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 incl...

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 thi...

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 experienc...

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. Th...

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 e...

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...

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     ...

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...

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    Revela...

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                         ...

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...

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 t...

This episode concludes our three-week series on Abortion: Myths, Deceptions and Euphemisms.  Long time PPL board member and frequent podcast contributor, Dr. Patricia Lee June, presents a comprehensive, medically detailed, explanation of the truth about chemical abortions. And in Baby Chris Week 17, we look at what the Bible has to say about "Baby Fat" Why is the Fat Reserved for God? Sc...

This is the second installment in PPL's three-part series titled, "Abortion: Myths, Deceptions and Euphemisms."  PPL Board Member Dr. Ray Dunkelberg examines the myth of the mistaken notion that abortion rights empower women, when the truth is that there is a one in two chance that abortion will take the life of a female child. Lozier Institute: Abortion Rates Continue to Rise After...

This is part one in a three-part series titled, "Abortion: Myths, Deceptions and Euphemisms."  PPL Board Member Dr. Ray Dunkelberg tackles the first myth of the mistaken idea that "the Bible says nothing about abortion" - when the fact is that the Bible is a treasury of literature about the infinite value of human life. Scripture verses referred to in this episode include: Gene...