Prolife Kitchen Table

"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, they they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.  That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among men..." Craddock, Joshua, "Protecting Prenatal Persons: Does the Fourteenth Amendment Prohibit Abortion?"...

This week PPL brings you important information to help you develop a perspective on the pro-life dilemma that is in vitro fertilization or IVF.  Dr. Patricia June's article focuses on the realities of IVF and how - as long as it is a social reality - it might be redeemed through the practice of embryo donation and adoption. Nightlight Embryo Adoption National Embryo Donation Center Abortion H...

Much is made of a father's responsibility for the children he creates, from financial support to adulthood, to inheritance rights at the end of life.  But what of the man who wants to take responsibility for his children, but is denied that right by an abortion-minded partner? And what of the man who pressures his pregnant partner to abort, only to experience guilt afterward?  Listen to this...

Baby Chris has nothing to do with his own development. There is nothing the unborn child can do that results in self-determination - he just "shows up." Our careful plans for our own lives and futures are often altered from the outside by the unexpected arrival of the wind of the Spirit.  All we can do is show up and respond. Do We Participate in Our Own Salvation? The Pilgrim's Pro...

Ten week old Baby Chris now has working arm joints, cartilage and bones! He is a neat human package - Scripture has a lot to say about human bones and strength from birth to natural death. Scriptures included in this episode include: Genesis 3:4               Psalm 139:16                 I Cor. 15:26 John 11:38                  Luke 22:44                    Psalm 23:4 John 11:26                  I...

Nine weeks of fetal development is a bit of a "preborn graduation."  The baby is no longer called an "embryo," and is promoted to "fetus." At nine weeks, the child's unique DNA code has printed all the pieces necessary for life outside the womb, and all those parts are beginning to function as they will after birth. Waiting for Eli: a Father's Journey From F...

This week we're thinking about how God wants us to "taste and see" how good God is, by taking in the Word of God as food - but the Bible tells us that sometimes there is a "famine of God's Word." The Westminster Children's Catechism Scripture verses in today's episode include: Amos 8:11-12                         2 Timothy 2:15                   2 Thess. 2:1...

Everyone has to be born again to inherit the Kingdom of God, but to hear the gospel, one must first be born!  Being prolife is a way to fulfill the Great  Commission. Scripture references for this episode include: Matthew 19:14       John 3:3            Matthew 18:6, 10          Matthew 19:30 Psalm 145:4, 21      Genesis 1:1       Psalm 119:89                  John 1:1-14 Colossians 1:15-19  Isaia...

Scripture contains the stories of women who experience all the facets of motherhood, including infertility, loss of a child, difficult pregnancy, death in childbirth, prostitution, children born of adulterous affairs, children of second marriages, unwed pregnancy and manipulative mothers.  But God accompanied all these women as their stories of motherhood unfolded. Bible verses included in this ep...

Science tells us that the fifth week of fetal development is the time when the major organs begin to develop - in the Semitic world of the Bible, these core organs were considered to be the seat of the self, the parts of the human body that serve as a. physical mirror of the psyche. Bible references included in this episode: Colossians 3:12              Luke 7:22             Genesis 29:31         ...

As we contemplate the sanctity of human life, we must also contemplate the certainty of Death.  In the Easter season, we can recalibrate our understanding of the end of our fleshly lives through the lens of Christ's Resurrection. In Baby Chris's Developmental Week 4, we will see how his rapidly developing brain is far from "just a clump of cells." Bible references in this week&...

Many men suffer from the effects of their post-abortion experience, whether their partner aborted their child without his knowledge or against his wishes, or if they engaged in abandonment of the child's mother, or coerced her into an unwanted abortion.  Because they have been denied a voice, many men have been unable to heal, and turned to self-medication to cope with anger and guilt.   In t...

Who knew that 4 in 10 church-attending Christian women have had an abortion? Why is it that most didn't seek assistance from the church when faced with an unexpected or difficult pregnancy?  This week's episode is a wake-up call for churches - and Baby Chris has reached his second week of development in the womb. https://care-net.org/churches-blog/new-survey-women-go-silently-from-church...

This week's article is a blog post reflection on the incarnation by Dr. Patricia Lee June, pediatrician and PPL board member.  Our second installment of the Baby Chris Project is titled, "April Fool" and details the myriad of traits contained in the preborn child's DNA during the first week after fertilization. During the break you'll learn about the play, Viable - watch a...

Welcome to the first episode of the Prolife Kitchen Table!   Join us as I share information and answer your questions about life issues from fertilization to natural death.   All of the materials used in this podcast are the product of four decades of work and research by Presbyterians Protecting Life – www. PPL.org.  This isn’t just a podcast for Presbyterians – all of our materials are useful fo...