Walking through Infertility, Matthew Arbo
Walking through Infertility, Matthew Arbo
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Walking through Infertility
Biblical, Theological, and Moral Counsel for Those Who Are Struggling

Author: Matthew Arbo

Narrator: Tom Parks

Unabridged: 3 hr 12 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: One Audiobooks

Published: 02/24/2020


Synopsis

Christian Book Award - Finalist 2019 (print)!!

“This book was written to help you see and understand that God is the Giver of life. You are his child. He cares deeply about you. When you hurt, he hurts with you.” ―from the Introduction Infertility is the profoundly wounding experience of many couples, often leading to feelings of despair and shame as they grapple with shattered dreams and unanswered questions. But God does not leave them alone in their pain. The Creator and Redeemer of life has not forsaken the infertile, but has called and equipped them to participate in his church, kingdom, and mission. Overflowing with warmth and sensitivity, this book explores what the Bible says about infertility, helping the church walk alongside couples struggling with infertility and assessing the ethical issues surrounding common fertility treatments and reproductive technologies.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Andrea

I struggled to connect with this book. I do appreciate the author’s work to connect Christian discipleship to the trial of infertility, and in the harder years of our infertility, I did find the church and corporate worship and Scripture and hymns to be so bolstering to my faith. And so I am certain......more

Goodreads review by William

I really wanted to like this book. There are so few books that give both a caring and genuine effort to connect the Bible to infertility, and I was so hopeful that this book would be a helpful step in that direction. But this is not a book that I would give to couples struggling with infertility, an......more

Goodreads review by Jared

The last two chapters, and the interview in the appendix are the most valuable parts of the book. They discuss dealing with infertility alongside a church family, and a moral/ethical understanding of fertility treatments. One of the shortcomings of the book is that there is nothing acknowledged abou......more