A silent grief: Pastoral reflections on infertility

Everyday Ministry

Phil Wheeler | 27 September, 2000

When a couple marries, they pray for the gift of children. What happens when the answer to that prayer is ‘no’? How do we cope with the disappointments of infertility? And to what extent is today’s biotechnology causing more problems than it solves?

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Devotions and dads

Phil Wheeler | 12 January, 2000

The talk no-one wanted to give

I asked several men in our church if they were willing to speak on the topic of ‘leading your family spiritually’, and I got the same reaction from everyone: “Why me? I don’t know if I am qualified to speak on that. Our family Bible reading and prayer times are well, er, erratic. I need to come and listen, not talk on it!”

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